The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has
announced a man from Matawan has been arrested and criminally charged with
killing his father in the home they shared earlier this year.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Kenneth Knapp Jr., 31, is charged with first-degree murder and
second-degree desecration of human remains in connection
to the death of Kenneth Knapp Sr., 58.
Police
responding to a request for a welfare check Sunday, May 1 at a residence on the
200 block of Matawan Avenue found the body of Knapp Sr. in the basement. The
finalized autopsy report issued last month revealed the cause of death was
blunt-force trauma, with the manner of death being homicide.
An investigation led to Knapp Jr. being identified
as a suspect.
Anyone
with information is still being asked to contact Detective Joseph Mason of the
Matawan Police Department at 732-566-1010 and/or MCPO Detective Brian
Migliorisi at 800-533-7443.