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| N.J. Corrections Officer Arraigned in Girlfriend's Slaying |
| By Press of Atlantic City |
| Published: 08/18/2003 |
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A N.J. state senior corrections officer appeared in court August 5 on charges that he killed his girlfriend, another senior corrections officer. Jonathan Norman, 31, appeared in the shackles and orange, prison-issued jumpsuit that he's likely seen so many other inmates wear. Norman was arraigned in front of Superior Court Judge John Waters Jr. after he was transported from Salem County Jail, where he has been lodged since the August 2 slaying. Norman is accused of shooting his girlfriend, Teneka Milbourne, 26, according to authorities. Norman, a five-year employee of the state Department of Corrections, walked into the State Police barracks in Woodstown and told troopers there that his girlfriend was dead, according to authorities. State Troopers here were notified and discovered Milbourne inside Norman's home, dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Cumberland County First Assistant Prosecutor Kenneth Pagliughi made only one request at the arraignment. He asked that Waters maintain Norman's bail at $350,000 cash or bond, which the judge granted. When asked if he needed counsel provided for him, Norman replied in a deep baritone voice that he did. Pagliughi said Norman probably can't afford bail if he can't afford an attorney, and he probably would be unable to find a bail bondsman who would allow him to post 10 percent of his bail for a first-degree crime. Pagliughi declined to comment on details of the case, and said he was not aware of what became of the son the suspect and victim had. Norman was charged with first-degree homicide and two weapons possession charges, one of which included possessing an unregistered firearm. While state corrections officers are trained to carry firearms, the gun used in the slaying may not have been issued by the state DOC. Deirdre Fedkenheuer, a state DOC spokeswoman, said Milbourne began her tenure with the DOC on May 20, 2000. She said Norman has been suspended without pay. Both worked at South Woods State Prison here. |
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