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Monday, December 5, 2011

Prosecution questions janitor accused of killing priest

Web produced by Jennifer Matarese, Eyewitness NewsMORRISTOWN, N.J. (WABC) -- More testimony in the trial of a church janitor charged with killing a New Jersey priest.

He says he did it to end the abuse, but prosecutors tried to prove otherwise with some telling evidence.

"Is this the knife you Fr. Hinds with, telling him he wasn't going to fire you?" Prosecutor Robert Bianchi asked.

Prosecutor Robert Bianchi Wednesday questioned Jose Feliciano about his two versions of why he says he fatally stabbed Fr. Edward Hinds.

His story to police: "You told Capt. Paul he fired you because you wanted to end the sex, you went crazy. True?" Bianchi asked.

"Yes," Feliciano said.

And what he told the jury.

"You told them Fr. Ed said you were being fired for parish reasons," Bianchi said.

The prosecutor suggesting an entry on Fr. Hind's calendar forced Feliciano to change his story.

Father Hinds had written: 9:45 a.m., Jose last day.

"Did it change because it shows he decided to fire you long before you saw him at 5:00?" Bianchi asked.

Father Hinds was brutally stabbed to death inside the rectory of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Chatham in 2009.

Feliciano faces 15 years to life if he is convicted.

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Suspect in daughter killing due in court

arthur morgan iii The San Diego Fugitive Task Force arrested Arthur Morgan III for allegedly killing his 2-year-old daughter in New Jersey. (U.S. Marshals)

AP  FREEHOLD, N.J. -- The New Jersey man charged with killing his 2-year-old daughter and leaving her in a park creek, still strapped into her car seat, is due in a New Jersey courtroom on Monday afternoon.

Arthur Morgan III was arrested last week in San Diego, and agreed to return to his home state to stand trial.

Morgan is charged with the murder of Tierra Morgan-Glover, whose body was found Nov. 22 in a creek in Wall Township.

He had picked the child up from her mother's house in Lakehurst, about 20 miles south of the park, but failed to return her, prompting her to call police.

Besides the murder charge, Morgan's also charged with custody violation and interstate flight to avoid apprehension.

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Friday, July 15, 2011

$1M bail for NJ man charged in father's killing

See it on TV? Check here. AP  Eyewitness NewsMORRISTOWN, N.J. -- Prosecutors say a New Jersey man shot his father in the head so he could steal money and credit cards from his safe to buy drugs.

A Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered bail maintained at $1 million cash for 25-year-old Brendon Matos. He's being held at the Morris County jail.

He's charged with murder in the death of 56-year-old Nelson Matos inside their Randolph home.

Investigators say the father was killed July 5 as he washed dishes in the kitchen.

Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said Brendon Matos then went on a three-day spree, buying drugs and partying with women at hotels until he was arrested on Friday.

Public defender Dolores Mann told the judge she will review information in the case before filing an application for lower bail. No plea has been entered.

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