Crime & Safety
Former Ridgewood Lacrosse Star Indicted In Killing Of Mother: Report
Nicholas Piotti, 24, allegedly stabbed his mother, Karen to death, prosecutors say.
A former Ridgewood lacrosse star was indicted on murder and weapons charges Monday by a state grand jury, The Record reported.
Nicholas Piotti, 24, was indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the killing of his mother, Karen, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. The two were close, NJ.com reported.
The elder Piotti was found dead of multiple stab wounds and beating trauma in September.
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John Weichsel, Piotti’s defense attorney, said in September that his client should have been in a mental health facility, NJ.com reported.
Piotti was working as a stagehand at ABC-7 at the time of his arrest; he is scheduled to return to court to be arraigned on the charges, the website reported.
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Piotti is being held in Bergen County Jail in lieu of $2 million bail.
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