Arthur Morgan appeared in court Monday for allegedly murdering his 2-year-old daughter. Morgan is accused of strapping his daughter, who was awake at the time, into a car seat and throwing her into a New Jersey creek.
A New Jersey Dad accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter made an initial appearance in a Monmouth County courtroom Monday afternoon.
A prosecutor discussed the horrific details in the case against Arthur Morgan III. He says Morgan tied a carjack to the back of his daughter's car seat to weigh it down like an anchor, before throwing her over a bridge.
The child was "awake, alert, and helpless" when she hit the water, said Monmouth County Prosecutor Richard Incremona in court Monday.
Morgan is charged with murdering Tierra Morgan-Glover, whose body was found in a creek in Shark River Park in Wall Township.
The toddler was awake when she was thrown over the bridge, according to a prosecutor.
Morgan, 27, picked up the girl from her mother's house in Lakehurst. But when she never came home, her mother called police.
After leaving the park, Morgan had a few drinks at a friends house, before heading to California by train and bus, Incremona said.
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Morgan was the focus of a nationwide manhunt until his arrest last Tuesday in San Diego.
He waived his extradition rights in a California court and was transported back to New Jersey on Friday.
Besides murder, Morgan is also charged with custody violation and interstate flight to avoid apprehension.
Bail was set at $10 million in cash.
"Anyone who could do what he did to his own flesh and blood, a 2-year-old baby, is clearly a danger to others," Incremona said.
