HEATH, Ohio -- A central Ohio man has been arrested after police say he killed his father with a machete.

Adam Runyons Jr.

Adam Runyons Jr., 32, of Heath called a relative Thursday and confessed to chopping up Adam Runyons Sr., 51, according to police in Heath, east of Columbus.

A bloody machete was found in a sink at the home, where the father's body was also discovered.

Runyons Jr., who faces a preliminary charge of murder, requested a court-appointed lawyer at a hearing Friday where his bond was set at $2 million.

Neighbors tell reporters that Runyons Jr. had moved in with his father and the father's preschool-aged son in Heath last month after being released from prison.

The younger Runyons had served 11 months for assaulting a peace officer.

According to The Columbus Dispatch, a neighbor speculated the slaying occurred Wednesday night when he heard a car quickly leave Runyons' driveway at about 10 p.m. He was taken into custody Thursday after trying to enter a local high school.

Authorities have not disclosed time of death or said where the child was the time of the slaying. Relatives now have custody of the boy, police said.