By Phil Helsel -
NBC News
A Maryland man accused of killing his pharmacist brother and two other people had complained that he believed his brother was harming people with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to court documents.
The man named Jeffrey Burnham, 46, was arrested on Friday for
the murders of his brother, sister-in-law and another woman
who died in two communities separated by more than 100 miles (160 kilometers), according to police.
Brian Robinette, 58, and Kelly Sue Robinette, 57, were found fatally shot Thursday at their home in Ellicott City, near Baltimore, authorities added.
While Rebecca Reynolds, 83, was found dead the night before in Cumberland;
his car was stolen.
A Maryland man is accused of killing his pharmacist brother and two other people.NBC News
Burnham, who lives in Cumberland, was arrested Friday in West Virginia.
He faces multiple murder charges and is being held without bond in Allegany County, where Cumberland is located, according to court records, which did not appear to indicate Wednesday night that he had an attorney.
The indictment documents filed in court do not detail the motive for the killings.
According to these, Burnham's mother told the police that he said he wanted to confront his pharmacist brother for the “government poisoning of people with COVID-19 vaccines” and that Burnham had said: “ Brian knows something. "
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Burnham's mother had called the police and said her son said the FBI was after them, which
It made him worry about his mental stability, the documents say.
Burnham is alleged to have grabbed his brother's Corvette and stopped at someone's home asking for gas after the murders.
The man said the person would see him on television and that
his brother was "killing people with the COVID shot,"
according to the indictment document.
That person called the state police.
Burnham is charged with one count of murder and one count of vehicle theft in Allegany County, according to online court records.
He faces more murder and other charges in Howard County.
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The Howard County State Attorney's Office, which is conducting the prosecution process, declined to comment Wednesday because the case is ongoing.
Reynolds was a classmate of Burnham's mother.
When Burnham was arrested in West Virginia, he had flagged down a fire department member and said he had killed three people, the Baltimore NBC affiliate WBAL reported, citing state police.