PITTSBURGH (AP) - A western Pennsylvania jail warden says he'll ask a judge to move an 11-year-old boy accused of killing his father's pregnant girlfriend to a juvenile detention center.
Lawrence County Warden Charles Amado said Sunday that his 300-inmate jail cannot offer proper long-term care for Jordan Brown, of Wampum. The boy has been in the county jail some 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh since early Saturday.
Brown is charged as an adult with using his own 20-gauge shotgun to kill 26-year-old Kenzie Marie Houk while she lay in bed Friday morning.
Prosecutors are not discussing a motive, but experts on blended families say it's not unusual for children to feel anger and fury toward a parent's new mate.
Email
Facebook
Google
Twitter
Favorites
More
Advertisement