AP Photo/The Detroit News, Max Ortiz

Patrick Mikes Jr. appears in 52-4 District Court in Troy, Mich., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Mikes is charged with the fatal beating of his father who was found weeks later in a Genesee County cornfield. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Max Ortiz) (September 25, 2012)

1:11 p.m. EDT, September 25, 2012

TROY, Mich. (AP) — A 22-year-old former Notre Dame student has been bound over on open murder in connection with the brutal beating death of his father, also a Notre Dame alumnus.

A judge on Monday also ordered a request by Patrick Mikes Jr.'s defense lawyer to suppress evidence found while searching the home of 55-year-old Patrick Mikes Sr., whose body was found dumped in a Montrose Township field Aug. 10. Evidence included bloody clothing, a sleeping bag and bedding.

Oakland County's chief medical examiner previously testified that Mikes Sr. was struck in the head at least four times with an "oblong blunt object" like a pipe or baseball bat.

Mikes Jr. faces up to life in prison if convicted. He's pleaded not guilty.

His arraignment in Oakland County Circuit Court is scheduled by Oct. 15.