A New Jersey man accused of tossing his 2-year-old daughter into a creek while she was still strapped in her car seat has rejected a plea deal and will instead stand trial early next year.
Arthur Morgan III of Eatontown has been in jail on $10 million bail since his arrest two years ago after fleeing to California. He's charged with murder, child endangerment and interference with custody and faces a maximum sentence of life without parole, plus 15 years to be served consecutively.
Monmouth County prosecutors reportedly offered Morgan a sentence of life without parole in return for his guilty plea.
The 29-year-old is charged in the death of Tierra Morgan-Glover, whose body was found partially submerged in a park creek in November 2011.
Police say the toddler was awake when her father threw her in a creek in Shark River Park in Wall Township, N.J. after he allegedly tied a carjack to his daughter's carseat to weigh her down.
Morgan then went to a friend's house for a few drinks before hopping a train to San Diego were he was later arrested, according to police.
School children found the baby's body face down in the creek.
Dad Accused of Murder Rejects Deal, Will Go to Trial
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