ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) -- A 28-year-old man from Ithaca has been charged with murdering his father. Police initially responded to reports of a suspicious death in the 1000 block of Danby Rd. in the Town of Ithaca on July 19th after initially responding to what was called a domestic incident. 

After investigating, Keith Rowser Jr. was arrested and charged with second degree murder for allegedly killing his father, 52-year-old Keith Rowser Sr., also of Ithaca. Police say Rowser Jr. has been taken into custody by New York State Police with the help of Ithaca Public Safety and the Ithaca City Police Department.

Rowser Jr. was arraigned at Tompkins County Central Arraignment and remanded to the jail without bail. In the meantime State Police say the investigation will continue.