Father Of Slain Toddler Arrested In California
Arthur Morgan wanted for murder in connection with the death of 2-year-old daughter
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Arthur Eugene Morgan III, wanted for murder in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, has been arrested in San Diego, Calif., the U.S. Marshal Office said tonight.
Morgan, on the lam since the body of his daughter, Tierra Morgan-Glover, was found in a stream in Shark River Park in Wall last week, was arrested in a house in San Diego, said U.S. Marshal spokeswoman Lynzey Donahue.
The home, on the 800 block of Euclid Ave. in East San Diego, was owned by a friend of Morgan's, Deputy U.S. Marshal Omar Castillo said.
The service had received information from New Jersey that Morgan may be in East San Diego Tuesday. Castillo did not know from what agency the tip came from.
The Marshal service tracked down the home and surveiled it for seven hours before spotting Morgan in the back yard, Castillo said.
Castillo said the service arrested Morgan without incident. Morgan is being held in the San Diego County Jail. Extradition can take up to two weeks, Castillo said.
Authorities will seek to have Morgan transferred to New Jersey to face his murder charge as well as Ocean County charges filed against Morgan on Nov. 22 for second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and third-degree Interference with Custody, according to a release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
Prosecutor Peter Warshaw in the release thanked the U.S. Marshal's Office, which made the arrest this afternoon, and a host of other law enforcement agencies throughout the country in helping to locate Morgan, according to the release.
Morgan's capture comes just hours after the FBI turned up the heat in the nationwide manhunt for the 27-year-old man charged with the murder of his daughter.
The FBI issued a formal wanted alert for Arthur Eugene Morgan III, whose last known address was in Eatontown.
The alert says a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution has been added to the murder charge issued out of Monmouth County following the discovery of the girl's body last Tuesday.
The hunt for Morgan also was detailed on the website of America's Most Wanted over the weekend.
Tierra Morgan-Glover was considered missing after she did not return home from a visitation with Morgan on Nov. 21. Her body was found in the park by teenagers walking by the next day.
An autopsy determined Tierra was the victim of "homicidal violence'' by being submerged in water, police have said.
Funeral services were held Monday morning in Asbury Park.
Sue
9:37 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
A life for a life . . .
BW
9:40 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Maybe he will fall out of the plane at 30,000 feet and save the expense of a trial. This guy is pure evil. I say NJ should bring back the death penalty just for him.
Claudia
7:10 am on Thursday, December 1, 2011
Bring it back for him or anyone else that kills..no more sitting on death row..lets get the line moving!!
Amy Elliott
9:47 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
I just hope the mom of that angel can now find some sort of peace knowing this SOB has been caught!
Rich
5:07 pm on Friday, December 9, 2011
Sorry, it doesn't work like that.
clamdigger
9:51 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
I'm a firm believer in innocent until proven guilty, that is the system by which we live, but looking into those eyes it's hard to believe he is innocent, there isn't an ounce of remorse there.
clamdigger
9:59 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Also,I forgot to say well done by all the LE officers involved,this is how all wanted criminals should be hunted down.
Rich
5:12 pm on Friday, December 9, 2011
If you can look in the eyes OF A PICTURE OF A MAN AND DETERMINE HIS INNOCENCE/GUILT IN THE MURDER OF HIS DAUGHTER, will you go to the racetrack and pick some winners? You actually beleive that you can see with the naked eye..............anything that anyone else can? What if you are on a jury in a Capital case? "Don't worry, I can tell by lookin'." Think about it. Nincompoop.
DevilsFan609
9:53 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
I don't know what would be better.... If the cops just ended his life right then and there or send his ass to jail and let the other animals have at him. I can't imagine the inmates would take to kindly to his killing his own daughter and throwing her away like a piece of garbage. Friggin animals.
Rich
5:15 pm on Friday, December 9, 2011
What if that was you?? You would want a trial. We the reading public possess NO FACTS. I don't know what happened and neither does the public.
maryellen reilly
10:22 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
It really says what a savage deviant individual that has come to New Jersey. What could any human being be brought to this kind of inhumane behavior. This poor beautiful baby being murdered in this horrendous way. This man does not deserve any type of leniency. This animal deserves nothing less than the full criminal justice afforded. If anyone deserves a death penalty this animal deserves it
Maria
10:40 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
I am so very happy that they caught that deranged, horrible of a human being. Now the family could reflect on Tierra's short years of being with them. She is definitely an angel looking down on her family and helping them get through this horrific ordeal that robbed her and her family of many years of what could have been a beautiful life. My heart goes out to Tierra's mom and all that loved her and all that she loved. May God bless and help Tierra to watch over Tierra's family.
Martin
8:11 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
He's not "deranged." It was cold, calculated, deliberate murder of a helpless child, followed by scramming cross-country. A crazy man wouldn't have run. No "insanity" plea cop-out for this thug! After the trial, his neighbors in prison will get revenge daily for the rest of his (hopefully short) life. Good riddance.
.
10:42 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Isn't it amazing that he made it all of the way to California before getting caught?
There is not punishment too strong for this low life!
William J Moss
12:03 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Now the family of tierra,s can sleep at night,and not worry about this scum bag
seaside pete
1:10 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
its far from over for her family. they will have the ordeal of the trial which will include very painful testimony by the medical examiner. hopefully his prison stay will be short having been interrupted by a shank .
yrilB
4:40 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
He must be punished of doing cruel thing to a toddler.
Kris
4:56 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
why would you want the death penalty? that's too easy for him. I hope he gets life in prison , inmates are going to beat the crap out of him because of what he has done.I hope he gets put into solitary confinement so all he can think of Is the awful crime he committed and goes insane sitting there.
Mattie
8:00 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
I agree. A moment or two of regret, a flash of panic, and Boom, it's over (with the death penalty)
In prison, where he can sit - day after miserable day, morning, noon and night, 365 days a year, for 45. 50, maybe even 60 YEARS and think about what he's done, how he's got no life (on the outside), no freedom, no love, no one who cares, like a piece of human garbage in a landfill.... That, to me, is much worse a punishment.
Joe Stewart
10:23 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Your NUTS!....They should just kill this guy and get it over with. At an average of $24,000 per year it isn't worth it. If he lives for another 40 years in jail, that's a cost to taxpayer of $960,000. This will probably give him a better life than he had originally. Get rid of him and save the money for our kids education or something more productive.
Mattie
10:41 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Ahhhh, the ol' " what is it going to cost the taxpayers? " argument.
You know, some things just can't always be about the MONEY.
Maybe you feel the same way about welfare feeding hungry kids, or old people.... what is it costing the taxpayer... maybe we should just let them die- it's cheaper.
I'm sick of hearing that $MONEY$ is the concern, first and foremost.
It costs money to run a country; to house criminals, to feed the poor, to build the roads, to educate the children, to house the homeless and so on. If you don't want to live in a 3rd world country, in a grass hut with mud roads, digging up your roots and roasting them on an open fire for dinner every night, Get over it.
FR Grown
1:12 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Hey Joe, if it cost California $47,000 per year per inmate, NJ can't be far behind so you can double your number to nearly $2Mil. In the old days he would have been tried and hung all in the same week. That sure would cut the cost.
Claudia
7:15 am on Thursday, December 1, 2011
Send him to that prison where they have to work in the heat, NO TV, NO NOTHING and on top of that they have to wear pink...if he tries to run, shoot the B*)89ard
Joe Stewart
1:39 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011
@Mattie...OK in your infinite wisdom think of this. If we killed off all of these murderers quickly so that our $$$ aren't used to keep them alive, maybe we would have a budget...and a substantial one to feed the law abiding hungry citizens that you speak of...what a thought :-) These criminals that will NEVER add anything to society are costing us money that could be spent on good people. It has nothing to do with 3rd world countries or anything like that. In fact it is quite simple logic.
Mattie
1:48 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011
Again Joe, I cannot justify in my mind or heart the idea that because it's CHEAPER to KILL someone, that's what we should do. Sorry. It goes against my nature to believe that the death penalty is a "justified" killing. Can't do it. I believe life in prison with no chance for parole is a perfectly fitting - yet lonely, harsh, depressing, and torturous punishment as it is. I believe it's justified to permanently and irrevocably remove hard-core criminals (like this animal) from society, but not to remove them from life. Killing, even if supported and deemed justified by the masses - is still killing.
Mattie
1:59 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011
And Joe-- if you really think the $$ saved by putting all these criminals to death is REALLY going to then be spent on the poor and hungry in this country.... WOW, you're a bigger POLLYANNA than I am! LOL
One reason the prisons cost so much (especially in CA, FR Grown) is because many of the prisons are CORPORATELY OWNED PRIVATE PRISONS, no longer state run facilities. That's what privatization got us for prisons.
Next- Charter Schools! :-)
dave
6:07 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
fire up the chair and execute on national T V ,what a punk!!
Claudia
7:16 am on Thursday, December 1, 2011
Dave, i agree with you 100%
patricia doyle
6:39 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
It was a horrible, horrific crime and a life that should no have been taken - but no life should be. Sorry folks, I'm against crime as much as you, and this great nation of ours has serious problems that are getting worse and worse. But the death penalty is not the way to solve it. It is proven not to be a deterrent. And it doesn't solve anything. But worst of all . . . it makes us no better than them.
Miche
7:09 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Thank you US Marshals, I knew they would get him quick!
tony scannell
7:45 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
It was only a matter of time. I think he should have his face buried into mud and cold water where the little girl was found until he breaths his last breath. Then leave him to rot. There is no closure for this waste if life.
C
6:28 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
For those who say he's innocent until proven guilty, I say give him his day in court. When they find him guilty, do to him what he did to that poor baby & let him feel the suffering & horrible death she felt those last few minutes of her life. No jail, no life in prison.....just an eye for an eye.
Rich
5:17 pm on Friday, December 9, 2011
Let's see some EVIDENCE, before we lynch this man.
robbie h
8:46 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
i think he should be handcuffed to a telephone pole out in the front of the court house and everyone should use him as a punching bag he should suffer more then his litte girl did... it was uncalled for what he did i would love to wait for his arrival back to new jersey and beat the s**t out of him before he gos to prison i hope he has a misible time in jail and i hope he dies before they let him out god bless the family of the little girl
Allan Furrevig
8:46 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Give his friends "HOME" to the babys mother for hiding him. Any friend of this SOB must be just like him !!
Lori
10:07 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
suffer in Jail? they have it better than alot of tax paying americans, 3 complete meals, medical and dental at their finger tips, they can get a college degree, they have internet access you name it they get it, time to start ridding our world of these low lifes, try him, convict him and put him to death, any other sentence leaves open the possiblity of him getting out and walking our streets, Anyone who commits a crime against a child can NOT be fixed and should pay with their life!
Mattie
12:05 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
I've done a little research about this 'impression' regarding prisons (in NJ especially) that supposedly allow prisoners to "live better than a lot of tax paying Americans..." and it's just not true. Unless you're talking about the "WHITE COLLAR" Federal prisons, you know, where the Bernie Madoffs and other well-connected, well-monied thieves, tax evaders and scam artists go (If they're not black, that is), prisons in general do NOT have internet access, or cable tv premium channels, or even three 'decent' meals per day. As for medical care, that too is basic and minimum. You've got many hundreds of prisoners living in close, cramped, not well ventilated areas, it pays to keep them (basically) healthy and relatively free from disease and infections- for everyone's sake. Don't forget, non-prisoner people work there too.
As for cable tv, yes, their tv comes in via cable... but they DON'T get pay per view, or HBO or Cinemax channels. They get a few basic network channels and the types of programs they are allowed to watch is monitored closely. TV viewing in a large, central room with other prisoners, is used as a reward/punishment thing.
And if you've ever experienced (and complained about) airline or hospital food, well be assured that's practically "gourmet" in comparison to prison food. It's not a picnic to be in prison and it shouldn't be. But they are NOT living as well as most tax paying citizens, that's a BS political talking point.
Claudia
7:21 am on Thursday, December 1, 2011
Lori, I too agree with you..Jail isn't jail anymore..they get everything they want..why would they want another life outside?? AND they don't have to pay for it. People seem to forget that they loose everything when going to jail, not any more now we just give give give.., because we want them to be confortable OMG what next??
Mr Coffee Mug
10:25 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
SO glad to hear they caughjt him... And im sure the police are working on charges against his friend. Maybe justice would be best served, by putting him into a car seat and throwing him off a bridge to DIE the same horrible death. Bring back the death penatly in NJ. Humm ? Maybe put this guy in a closed door room with the babys relatives to recive what he deserves.
Judy Riggenbach
10:34 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
We do not have appropriate punishments for people like him. He should be staked out and allowed to drown slowly. it would be fitting for a piece of scum who would drown his own child. Jail is far to good for him. He should be somewhere where there is no gym, no TV, No internet. He should be in a miserably small cell with nothing to do but remember why he is there! And regret, if only for selfish reasons, what he did! Death is too easy and jail is no punishment!
commoncents
12:39 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Scumbag
Don
12:46 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
NJ doesn't have the onions to give the death penalty to a monster like this. The death penalty should be mandatory in cases like this.
Sistagirl
2:18 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
I am a personal friend of the family. When Imoni was pregant with the baby. He was controlling and posessive. This was not about the baby. This was his way of controlling Imoni, the baby's mother. The baby was and is Imoni's true heart.
C
6:34 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Please know you, Imoni & her family are in all our prayers & sympathies tonight.
Mattie
2:31 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
And he is a heartless, cruel monster, no doubt about that, Sistagirl. The death penalty is too good for him. His life should be as cruel and miserable as he has been and should last many many thousands of days. Days he will *wish* he was dead.
bayway mike
2:49 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Too bad he wasn't found with a bullet between his eyes!!!
And not his own bullet!! Just saying.
seaside sam
3:14 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011
way to go joe stewart i was wondering how long it would take for someone to get on a stump and turn a tragic story into a chance to take a shot at obama who no doubt is responsible for this little girl's death. as for you spending your tax dollars most of these low lifes do 20 yrs on death row before they execute them anyway so the tax debate is moot. those two guys who assaulted and burned to death that doctor's wife and two girls got the death penalty but they,ll be senior citizens before the state of conneticut dispatches them to hell. and sistagirl you are 100% right . he did this because he wanted to hurt your friend in the worst way possible which is the ultimate control. my thoughts are with her and whats ahead of her in the trial when painful details are revealed. he can burn in hell but everyone's thoughts and prayers should be for her in what lies ahead.
seaside sam
9:48 pm on Thursday, December 1, 2011
yes joe i do know what lol (laughing out loud ) means. but reading an article about a murdered toddler i dont find anything ." lol " hopefully her family didnt read of your witty "jests" on here.
Joe Stewart
10:05 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
@seaside...I must say you are correct here and it is no joking matter and one I take very seriously. My Apologies to the family and you are in my prayers. I have deleted the posts.
seaside sam
1:11 pm on Friday, December 2, 2011
that was the honorable thing to do joe. the problem with the patch is after a thread grows long and people start forgetting what the article was about in the first place and it ends up lost in the back and forth. yes i can understand the "tie him to a pole and take turns beating him to death" that is a reaction that i agree with. but what many people forget is there is a mother out there in beyond incredible pain. but you took the high road joe. there are others on here who would have chosen instead to argue with me on that one.
1stcav
5:39 pm on Friday, December 9, 2011
He was never a father, only a DNA donor , his DNA should now be wiped of the face of the earth . RIP Little Miss " T" you are now with my Lord and Savior..Amen.. Condolences to all Family and Friends , stay strong and make all court dates to convict this piece of sub human garbage..