NEW : The 3-foot sword allegedly used is a martial arts weapon , suspect 's father says . NEW : Paul Browne attended a meeting 2nd-degree of the incident , later complained of headaches . Brea , an actor who appeared on Brea 's 'Ahhhh ' , '' is charged with the night murder . Police say they found him wielding a 3-foot long sword near his dead mother .
NEW : The 3-foot sword allegedly used is a martial arts weapon , suspect 's father says . NEW : Brea attended a meeting the night of the incident , later complained of headaches . Brea , an actor who appeared on ABC 's `` Ugly Betty , '' is charged with 2nd-degree murder . Police say they found him wielding a 3-foot long sword near his dead mother .