Alleged Killer's Mom Tried to Help Get Rid of Weapon, Police Say

Pottstown police arrested 39-year-old Julia Lillian White on May 14 after an investigation where, police say, she discussed trying to locate a weapon allegedly used by her son, Maurice Andrews, Jr., in a March killing.

According to a report in the Pottstown Mercury, authorities recorded jailhouse conversations between White and Andrews where they allegedly discussed locating the weapon, using veiled references to it and to the fact that they were aware they could be recorded while speaking at the jailhouse or on the phone. 

Andrews and another man, Michael Hinton, of Norristown, is accused of shooting Victor Bonilla-Baez to death on March 22 outside the Brian's Cafe restaurant on Jefferson Avenue. 

According to the Mercury, court papers show that detectives alleged that "family members of Andrews 'openly told police that they will assist Andrews in avoiding apprehension by the police in any way that they can.'"

Andrews was arrested on April 18 and charged. 

White was charged with criminal attempts to hinder prosecution by harboring or concealing a suspect, by providing aid to a suspect, by tampering with or destroying evidence, by warning a suspect and by providing false information to law enforcement officials, which are all third-degree felonies.

White was also charged with misdemeanor counts of obstructing administration of the law and tampering with or fabricating evidence.

White is incarcerated pending a hearing.