US: Murder suspect claims gay victim 'tried to rape him'

A Kentucky man suspected of murder claims his victim had tried to force him into having sex.

26-year-old Arthur Michael DeCarvalho, of Dunedin, Kentucky, faces a charge of first-degree murder for killing David Elsey, 50.

According to TBO , court records state that DeCarvalho was found wandering the streets while drunk by police, and confessed to bashing Elsey's head in with a hatchet.

DeCarvalho claims that he was staying with Elsey, but that the older man - who is gay - attempted to force himself on him, leading to the attack.

He told officers that he was heterosexual, and had only been using Elsey for a place to stay.

However, according to the court records, police found Elsey dead in his home, lying naked on his bed, tied up by his arms and legs with cord.

A hatchet was found next to his body, and he had been struck approximately 10 times in the head.

The case is ongoing.

Earlier this month, a man suspected of assaulting two transgender women on an Atlanta train claimed he panicked and attacked them because they came on to him.