Michael Brea MURDER? 'Ugly Betty' Actor Slayed Mom: Reports

"Ugly Betty" actor Michael Brea is accused of stabbing his mother to death in her Prospect Heights, Brooklyn home, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday.

Brea, who appeared on "Ugly Betty" as well as in "Step-Up 3D," is accused of killing his mother with a samurai sword while reciting Bible passages.

"Michael was yelling, 'Repent, repent, sinner, sinner,' over and over again," a neighbor told the Daily News. "He was screaming, 'You never accepted Jesus.' It was real loud."

Brea has not been charged but is in police custody and undergoing psychiatric evaluation at a hospital, according to TVGuide.com. Police told TVGuide.com that Brea is a "person of interest" in the murder.

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Michael Brea: Charged with Gruesome Murder

Michael Brea has officially been charged with as gruesome a crime as one can commit.

The small-time actor was discovered inside his Brooklyn apartment yesterday morning, covered in blood, clutching a bible and standing near the bathroom where police found his 55-year old mother's dead body. Reports indicate Yannick Brea had severe cuts on her head, countering sources who originally claimed she was decapitated.Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told The Associated Press that officers found the 31-year old actor - who appeared in Step-Up 3D - "in a bedroom... with a 3-foot sword."

After undergoing a psychiatric evaluation at a Brooklyn hospital, Brea was arrested on charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
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Michael Brea: Charged with Gruesome Murder