Boyfriend Charged With Murder, Put Mercer Woman's Body In Trash Bag: Officials

MERCER COUNTY, NJ – A Trenton man was charged with murder after officials found the body of Corrine Daniels in the basement of her home in September, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday.

Alton Eubanks, 48, was charged with first-degree murder on Monday. He was arrested on Oct. 12, in Middleburg, NY, and charged with purposefully disturbing, moving and/or concealing human remains. More: Boyfriend Put Woman's Body In Trash Bag In Mercer Basement: Officials

On Sept. 21, Trenton Communications received a call for a well-being check at a residence on Park Avenue. Officers forced entry and found Daniels’ body in the basement, Onofri said. More: Resident Found Dead In Basement Of Mercer Home, Police Investigating

Investigation revealed that Daniels, 41, and Eubanks lived together at the Park Avenue address. After Daniels’ death, Eubanks placed her body in a black trash bag and moved her to the basement where she was found by officers, Onofri said.

An autopsy conducted by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office concluded that Daniels’ death was a homicide caused by multiple blunt force injuries, Onofri said.

The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Eubanks pending trial.

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