Suspect In Daughter Killing Due In Freehold Court

The father 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 Freehold courtroom on Monday afternoon.

Arthur Morgan III was arrested Tuesday 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 but failed to return her, prompting the girl's mother to call police.

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

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