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. Neighbors said the first screams came from the apartment shortly after 1 a.m., with one man saying he made a 911 call and told where he told a police dispatcher there was blood smeared on an apartment window. "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.
– A grisly murder in New York City today is getting attention because the alleged assailant is an aspiring actor who had small roles in Ugly Betty and the movie Step-Up 3D. Neighbors tell the New York Daily News that Michael Brea, 31, killed his mother with a sword while ordering her to "repent" inside her Brooklyn apartment. They also say police waited too long to enter the apartment, but Chief Raymond Kelly says officers followed protocol in such a "barricaded situation." Brea has been arrested and is undergoing psychiatric evaluation. Click here for more.