FLEMINGTON, N.J. — A motorcycle gang member who admitted he killed a police officer within yards of a Gloucester County police station in 1995 was sentenced to death today by a jury in Hunterdon County. The gang member, Robert Simon, 45, who was also known as Mudman, showed no emotion as the verdict was pronounced.
Is Ambrose Harris still alive?
Deceased (1902–1952)
Ambrose Harris/Living or Deceased
What happened to Ambrose Harris?
Ambrose Harris was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1996 after kidnapping and killing 22-year-old artist Kristin Huggins. In 1999, Harris stomped another death-row inmate in NJ State Prison – Robert “Mudman” Simon – to death. His lawyers argued self defense, and a jury acquitted him.
Who was Mudman?
Robert “Mudman” Simon, 48, was the first to meet such an end since the moratorium on capital punishment in the United States was lifted 23 years ago. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for raping and killing a 22-year-old artist, attacked Simon, who shot dead a police officer four years ago, said investigators.
Who is Kristin Huggins?
On December 17, 1992, 22-year-old Kristin Huggins was preparing to travel from her home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Trenton, New Jersey for her first real job. A recent graduate of Temple University’s art school, Kristin had been hired to paint a mural at a health club in Trenton.
Who killed Mudman Simon?
Ambrose Harris
Robert “Mudman” Simon, 48, was the first to meet such an end since the moratorium on capital punishment in the United States was lifted 23 years ago. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for raping and killing a 22-year-old artist, attacked Simon, who shot dead a police officer four years ago, said investigators.
Who killed Robert Mudman Simon?
Where was Kristen Huggins body found?
17, 1992, Huggins went to Trenton to paint a mural at a community organization near the. State House. Harris reportedly kidnapped, raped and shot Huggins before dumping her body. Two months later, police found her body in a shallow grave in North Trenton.
Who was Kristin Huggins?
Who was Robert ‘Mudman’ Simon and how did he die?
Robert “Mudman” Simon, 48, was killed by Ambrose Harris, 46, in the recreation area of death row at the New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, officials said.
What happened to Robert Simon?
Robert “Mudman” Simon was sentenced to death for the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. Ippolito “Lee” Gonzalez on May 6, 1995. He was beaten to death in prison in 1999. Simon’s accomplice in the botched burglary, Charles “Shovel” Staples, received a life sentence — although he doesn’t feel that way about it.
Who is John Simon and what did he do?
Simon had a reputation as a prison bully who liked to push around other inmates, and once taunted Jesse Timmendequas, the sex offender convicted of killing little Megan Kanka. Simon murdered Gonzalez just 11 weeks after being paroled from a Pennsylvania prison.
Why is Paul Simon back in jail?
A dozen years later, and 11 weeks to the day after his parole, Simon was back in jail _ this time on charges he shot and killed a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop. His release from the Pennsylvania corrections system _ straight to the Williamstown, N.J., enclave of his gang, the Warlocks _ has angered authorities in both states.
