Maryville, TN (WOKI) A Maryville man is charged with homicide, accused of stabbing and killing his father Tuesday afternoon.

Maryville Police Department officials say 29-year-old David Alexander Mills was taken into custody after a short chase in the Alcoa area after officers found his father, 58-year-old David Anthony Mills, dead in his home on Old Niles Ferry Road around 1:45 p.m. Police found the elder Mills in his
bedroom with what appeared to be multiple stab wounds.

David Alexander Mills was booked into the Blount County Correctional Facility on a homicide charge; he is being held on a $1 million bond pending a court appearance.