Crime & Safety
Handyman Charged in Bloomfield Township Murder
Bart Mitchell Spencer, 45, also faces arson, weapons offenses and other charges connected to the incident.
A 45-year-old handyman faces multiple charges in the beating death of a 77-year-old Bloomfield Township man, the Daily Tribune reports.
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At district court hearing Tuesday, Bart Mitchell Spencer, was charged with the following, the report stated:
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- open murder
- arson
- preparing to burn
- larceny from a building
- weapons offenses
Whitelaw, who lived with his adult son in a Bloomfield Township condominium complex, died from blunt force trauma to his head Sept. 4.
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