A New Jersey man was arrested a second time for the murder of an elderly man four years ago.
Michael Castro, 34, of Pemberton, New Jersey was arrested Wednesday after he was indicted Tuesday on nine criminal counts, including murder and felony murder, in connection to the death of John Kingsbury.
Kingsbury, 77, was found injured and bleeding inside a home on the 2100 block of Woodland Avenue in Mullica Township back on February 5, 2012. He was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center – Mainland Campus where he was pronounced dead a short time later. An autopsy revealed Kingsbury had been shot twice in the head and his death was ruled a homicide.
After an investigation, Castro was arrested at his home on April 9, 2013 and charged with murder, felony murder and weapons offenses. Officials alleged he shot and killed Kingsbury while burglarizing the home.
Castro was held at the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $1,100,000 bail. He was then indicted on July 3, 2013 for murder, felony murder, burglary and other related offenses.
Castro’s indictment was dismissed on June 17, 2014 however after his defense attorney argued that the grand jury based its decision on “false and misleading testimony,” according to the Press of Atlantic City. Castro was then freed in August, 2014 when the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office was unable to re-indict him.
On Tuesday however, the Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Castro once again on charges of murder, burglary, unlawful possession of a handgun and the passing of bad checks. He was then arrested Wednesday and lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on $800,000 full cash bail.
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Castro is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
