KEY WEST, Fla. – A Florida Keys judge found a man guilty Thursday of murdering his 14-year-old brother in 2020 — and trying to kill his father.
Daniel Weisberger was 17 when authorities said he stabbed his brother, Pascal Weisberger, to death and stabbed his 43-year-old father, Ariel Poholek, in an attempt to kill him in May 2020 in their Islamorada condominium.
Pascal Weisberger was remembered after his death as a “sweet kid” who volunteered at the Upper Keys Humane Society.
Daniel Weisberger, described by another brother as “troubled,” then jumped in front of a moving vehicle but survived.
During a bench trial, the judge found the now-21-year-old guilty of second-degree murder and premeditated attempted murder.
His defense team had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Court records show he’s scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 27.
Editor’s note: The original version of this article inaccurately referenced a conviction by jurors; the trial was a bench trial and the verdict was decided by a judge. The article has since been corrected.