Patrick King, 69, was found dead in the backyard of a home in the 4600 block of Bending Oak Trail in Plano, Texas, on August 27, 2024, around 6:30 p.m. Emergency personnel pronounced him deceased at the scene. Preliminary reports say he suffered blunt force trauma; the Collin County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the official cause of death.

Authorities arrested 39-year-old Andrew James Swetland of Los Angeles at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport the morning of August 28, 2024. Swetland was charged with murder in connection with King’s death. Investigators say King and Swetland knew one another: Swetland’s sister is married to King’s son, and the residence where King’s body was found is owned by Swetland’s brother-in-law. Police described the incident as not random and said the neighborhood faces no ongoing threat.

The exact motive and the events leading up to the killing remain under investigation. If anyone has information about King’s visit to that address on August 27 or observed anything unusual that evening, please share what you know.