Crime & Safety

Sudbury Man Accused of Murdering Parents Remains in Custody, Has Not Waived Extradition

Mikhail Young was back in court on Thursday.

Mikhail Young, the Sudbury man who is accused of stabbing to death his parents while vacationing in the Virgin Islands, will remain in custody on a charge of Fugitive from Justice.

Young, who was back in court on Thursday, is being held on a charge that stems from an arrest warrant issued out of the Superior Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands Division of St. Thomas and St. John for the murder of the defendant’s parents, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.

Judge Douglas Stoddart scheduled the next hearing in Young’s case for Thursday, June 4.

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Young is on probation on a charge of indecent exposure, and he is being held without bail pending a violation of probation. As of today, the defendant has not waived extradition.

The Sudbury Police Department received notification from the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department on Monday, May 4, at 8 p.m., that two people on vacation from Sudbury were found murdered. Virgin Islands’ PD called Sudbury to ask if the victims’ son was in Sudbury.

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On May 5, a probation warrant was issued for Young, and the defendant was brought to the Framingham courthouse, and a complaint alleging Fugitive from Justice was issued.

The bodies of Young’s parents, Kenneth Young, 73, and Jane Young, 66, were found on Sunday, May 3.

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