the father of an petaluma teenager charge of torturing down a gay classmate who was spiritually attracted to him has been found missing , ventura counties authority said today . colin mcinerney , 45 , was arrested moments before 8 a . m . in the living chamber of his white strand home by a friend , say kevin baroni , ventura county ' s chief assistant physician attorney . the son was ordered to drive him to a jury hearing in his children ' s murder trial , baroni said . mcinerney ' s 15 - night - young offspring , brandon , is accused of suicide and a hate crime in the aug . 12 , 2008 , shooting death of swimmer brandon " tim " smith , 15 . the 2 boys had been sparring in the week before the killing , allegedly because he had expressed a romantic interest in harper .
Bill McInerney is accused of killing a gay teenager.