Grand jury: Man killed another with concrete block

BRIDGETON – Millville resident Justin L. “Spazz” Daughtry has been indicted on charges that he fatally beat another man using a concrete block last spring.

A Cumberland County grand jury on Feb. 1 returned charges of first-degree murder, second-degree aggravated assault, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

Daughtry, 24, who lived in an apartment at 703 N. 2nd St., was arrested on Sept. 2, 2016. He remains in Cumberland County Jail in lieu of $1 million cash bail.

Investigators say the victim, 21-year-old Sean Hill of Port Norris, was killed on April 22, 2016, in Millville. Police found his body on the same day inside a vacant house at 805 N. 2nd St. while investigating why a door was open. Evidence indicated Hill was killed about eight hours before his body was found.

Daughtry is scheduled to next appear in Superior Court on March 27.

Attorney Nathan R. Perry is representing him. Assistant County Prosecutor Elizabeth Vogelsong is representing the state.

Joseph P. Smith; (856) 563-5252; jsmith@gannettnj.com