Hearing Set For Ocean City Man Accused Of Killing Girlfriend

OCEAN CITY, NJ — A 49-year-old Ocean City man who is accused of killing his 54-year-old girlfriend over the weekend made his first court appearance on Monday. Paul Kline is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree aggravated assault and third-degree endangering an injured victim in the death of Denise Webber.

A pretrial detention hearing has been scheduled for Thursday morning, The Press of Atlantic City reports.
The hearing will determine whether Kline must remain in jail until his trial or if he can be released with certain conditions.

Webber was found deceased inside her apartment in the Wesley Inn on the 900 block of Wesley Avenue by Ocean City police responding to reports of a deceased female at about 8:40 a.m. Saturday morning. Kline and Webber were involved in a dating relationship, and they lived together, according to police.

An autopsy conducted the following day determined that the cause of Webber’s death was strangulation and the manner of death was homicide.

Taylor urges anyone who has information concerning this incident to call the Prosecutor's Office at 609-465-1135, or the Ocean City Police Department at 609-399-9111. You can also use the Cape May County Sheriff's Tip Line at cmcsheriff.net by clicking the "Anonymous Tip" tab, or call the Cape May County Crime Stoppers at 609-465-2800 or 877-465-2801.

Anyone convicted of the crime of murder is subject to 30 years to life in New Jersey State Prison. Anyone convicted of second-degree crimes is subject to 5-10 years in prison, and anyone convicted of third-degree crimes is subject to 3-5 years in state prison. All those accused are considered innocent until proven guilty.

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