ONEONTA, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say an upstate New York man used a bodybuilding weight to kill his friend and then called 911 to report the slaying.
Police in the city of Oneonta tell The Daily Star (https://bit.ly/2j0n6oi) that 24-year-old Joshua Underwood used a heavy weight to beat Mark Morrison to death early Sunday. Authorities say he then went to a convenience store, called Otsego County 911 and told dispatchers, “I think I killed my friend.”
Officials say officers found the 52-year-old Morrison’s body in his bed in an apartment building that he managed.
Underwood was charged with second-degree murder. He’s being held in the county jail on $50,000 cash bail. His public defender wasn’t available for comment.
Police say they’re investigating the motive for the slaying.
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Information from: The Daily Star, https://www.thedailystar.com
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