The man suspected in the triple murders of his family in Vermont could face a judge sooner than expected.
Brian Crossman Jr., 22, is accused of three counts of aggravated murder in connection with the fatal shootings of his local politician father Brian Crossman Sr., 46, stepmom Erica Crossman, 41, and step brother Colin Taft, 13, at their Pawlet, Vermont home, earlier this month, according to the arrest warrant obtained by the Lawyer Herald.
Crossman Jr. was paying his family a weekend visit when he allegedly killed them.
He was taken into custody in his hometown of Granville, New York, days later and is being held without bond.
Crossman Jr. was originally expected to appear in a New York courtroom Oct. 21, but will instead stand before a judge Thursday where he may learn more about his extradition to Vermont.
Gov. Phil Scott said his office issued a warrant seeking to have the accused killer transferred back to Vermont to face the charges.
"We would like to get him back as quickly as possible," Scott said Thursday, according to WPTZ-TV.
A motive remains under investigation, but in the years leading up to the purported killings, Crossman Jr. and his father were said to have a troubled relationship due to the younger Crossman's "mental health and learning disability," according to the warrant.
Loved ones said Crossman Jr. possibly suffered from schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder, putting a strain between the father and son, the documents state.
He sought treatment from several psychiatric doctors throughout the years and lived with his mother, who was out of town with her husband at the time of the alleged murders.
