david creato went to trial earlier this year for first degree murder but that ended in a mistrial. ning us. i'm iain page. >> i'm lucy noland. >>> now before new trial could even begin creato plead guilty to manslaughter. our dawn timmeney is live in haddon township, not far from where k9 officers found brendon's body nearly two years ago. dawn? >> reporter: well, lucy a lot of people who i talked to today felt that dj creato was guilty so they are not surprised by today's developments. but they still remain hopelessly heart broken. >> it's a really, really sad conclusion to a really, really sad thing. >> reporter: lots of heavy hearts in haddon township today. after news began to spread that 23-year-old dj creato pleaded guilty this morning to killing his little boy brendon almost two years ago. creato was scheduled to be retried on first degree murder charges in a matter of weeks after a camden county jury was hopelessly deadlocked in may. many in this tight community showing their continued support for the three-year-old boy with blue ribbons outside their homes. those we spoke t

david creato junior is facing the prospect of up to ten years in prison. david spunt is live in camden with more on what creato's lawyer is saying. david? >> reporter: authorities here at the camden county prosecutor's office declined to do an on camera interview but you can bet they're relieved this case has been going on almost two years and broken a lot of hearts here in south jersey. october 13th, 2015, three-year-old brandon creato was found dead in shallow water in the morning, half a mile from his dad's home, david creato who goes by dj had his son over to spend the night. hours later, dj met with police. >> i'm sorry, sir. since he was charged and put in jail in january 2016, dj creato maintained his innocence. that was until he cut a plea deal early wednesday. >> if he had not admitted to anything, he could not get the benefit of his deal. it would have been irresponsible and foolish frankly for him not to take this deal. >> richard represented creato during his trial. authorities and toxicologists couldn't pinpoint brandon's exact cause of death.

david creato junior is facing the prospect of up to ten years in prison. david spunt is live in camden with more on what creato's lawyer is saying. david? >> reporter: authorities here at the camden county prosecutor's office declined to do an on camera interview but you can bet they're relieved this case has been going on almost two years and broken a lot of hearts here in south jersey. october 13th, 2015, three-year-old brandon creato was found dead in shallow water in the morning, half a mile from his dad's home, david creato who goes by dj had his son over to spend the night. hours later, dj met with police. >> i'm sorry, sir. since he was charged and put in jail in january 2016, dj creato maintained his innocence. that was until he cut a plea deal early wednesday. >> if he had not admitted to anything, he could not get the benefit of his deal. it would have been irresponsible and foolish frankly for him not to take this deal. >> richard represented creato during his trial. authorities and toxicologists couldn't pinpoint brandon's exact cause of death.

david creato admitted to killing his son brendon. the statement reads, createo stated under oath that erectlessly caused his son's death by depriving him of oxygen. he dumped the body in cooper river park after smothering him with a pillow. he called 911 to report his son missing. >> 911 what is your emergency? >> a mistrial was declared in may when jurors failed to reach an anonymous verdict. prosecutors alleged he killed his son because he was interfering in his relationship with a 17-year-old. the girlfriend did not want to speak to reporters about the plea. the second trial was set to begin next month instead he will be sentenced to manslaughter. >> neither the prosecutor or defense attorney would speak on camera. but the next step is sentencing expected to take place on september 29th, he will be sentenced to 10 years in prison but eligible for parole in just 8.5 years. reporting live channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> investigators from the ntsb are working at the site of the collision between two septa trains in upper

"action news" has confirmed david creato jr. the father accused of killing his 3-year-old son in 2015, has plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of his son. he admitted to depriving his son brendon of oxygen. his previous trial ended with hung jury in may. his body was found near his haddon township home in october of 2013. he originally said he wondered away and will be sentenced to 10 years in prison and required to serve at least eight years and six months of his sentence before he is eligible for parole. we are following this breaking news story and bringing you the latest today at 4:00. >>> in other news now president trump was off prompter and letting the arrows fly and quoted himself extensively on charlottesville. he omitted his two most controversial comments instead blaming the media. this while protesters and supporters clashed out

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spunt is live where he is speaking exclusively with dj creato's attorney, davideporter: it is a sad, bizarre, it is a mysterious story, mysterious because authorities don't know exactly how brandon creato died. no information on physical evidence or toxicology reports but tonight we are getting a better idea through dj creato 's attorney. according to his mother brandon creato was a loving child, energetic, someone who loved to laugh. it all ended on october 13th, 2015. his body found in shallow water down the street from his dad's home. dj creato always said he was innocent, in fact, he went through a trial, and it ended in a mistrial because in one knew what happened, until right now. >> it is a very watered down version of facts but yes, he absolutely accepts responsibility for being so reckless that it caused his son's death. >> reporter: richard spent last 22 months fighting for

prosecutors argue that david creato, jr., that's the dad, killed his little son, in part, because hislfriend, creato's girlfriend, didn't like the fact that he had a child. was annoyed by t david creato will be officially sentenced in september, september 29th, to be act, he is expected to get ten years in prison, he's already is her affidavit year and half, so he'll get eight and half years. he'll be out of jail before this dad turns 30. >> 8:08. >> so i feel like parents complain about this a lot. trying to keep up with their kids, text their kids, the kids don't text back, you know they're on their phone, just not texting you back. >> didn't you just say that did you that one time? >> what? >> that your parent, you went away to cam and it was -- >> we didn't have cell phones then. >> but you didn't even want to wait in the line for the pay phone because it was too much trouble. >> it was a long line, i wanted to go have fun and play games. >> so you ignored your parents? , no i just didn't call them. >> you ignored them. >> they didn't call me. it wasn't like i was not responding.

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philadelphia sheriff's office, you can check out their web site for more information. >>> update david creato junior camden county father accused of killing his three-year old son makes a surprising guilty plea, creato, set to go on trial next month pleaded guilty to manslaughter crowding a possible murder conviction. he faces 10 years behind bars after admit to go playing a role in the son brandon in october 2015, creato's first trial ended in a hung jury. >> if he had not admitted to anything he could not get benefit of this deal. it would have been irresponsible and foolish frankly for him not to take this deal. >> three-year old body was found in the park half mile from his dad's haddon township home, creato will be sentenced september 29th. >>> first lawsuit filed against septa following tuesday's train crash in upper darby, darryl robson said he was knocked unconscious and suffered a head injury when norristown high speed line slammed in the parked train at 69th street station. his suit also claimed that the train over shot previous station. national transportation safety board is inves

. >> david creato pled guilty in his own son's death.s charged with killing his three-year-old son brendan. sentencing is set next month. his first murder trial ended in a hung jury. >> tonight, it a crime seat after a woman was attacked running thes i are ncu. police want to know why they did it. "action news" reporter christie ileto joins us from fairmont park with me. christie? >> monocle, she was running up the path when a group of guys began heckling her and out of nowhere, she found herself jumped. >> i was out running. i can't remember much. >> she says the assault happened fast. >> one hit my>> she called me c. her mother didn't want to give their last name because stt know her >> they gave her a lip. her eye is black. "action news" washere as theycan squad cars. >> i like to run in a safe place and it's. it's an unfortunate thing that happened. >> her mother is grateful it's not worse. >> i don't want her out here by herself. i want everyone to know what's going on around here. >> police say there is no immediate motivate for th

. >>> just about two years later and 23-year-old david creato now says he did it. he kill his little boy brendon. prosecutors were going to retry cotto on first degree murder charges in a the matter of weeks much his second tree after camden county jury deadlocked in may. he faces ten years in prison when a judge sentences him on september29th. he'll have to serve at least eight and a half years before he is eligible for parole. eight and a half years arc three-year-old boy is dead. >>> only on fox 29, racism rearing its ugly head. scrolled across the property of neighbors in chester county. a mid a diverse community police have never seen anything like. shawnette wilson has more from coatesville where police have just arrested the suspect. >> can you tell us why you did this? what's your past association with the white supremacy groups. >> none. >> you said 91? >> did you tell police that? >> police say you claim to have past association with suite supremacy groups, yes or no? >> no. >> why did you do it? >> alcohol. >> alcohol. you were drinking? >> , yes, ma'am.

. >>> surprise guilty plea by david creato, junior, camden county father accused of killing his three-year old son creato who was set to go on trial next month pleaded guilty to manslaughter avoiding a possible murder conviction. he faces 10 years behind bars after admit to go playing a role in the death of his son brandon back in october of 2015. creato's first trial ended in a hung jury. >> if he had not admitted to anything he could not get benefit of this deal. it would have been irresponsible and foolish for him not to take this deal. >> his body was found in the park half mile from his dad's haddon township home. creato will be sentenced on september 29th. >>> in lighter news, small town of water town massachusetts is butting, someone hit giant power ball jackpot worth more than 750 million-dollar. >> here's the store that sold golden ticket handy variety store, the 758.7 million-dollar jackpot is second largest in the u.s. history, but there was just one winning ticket, this is now largest, single pay out, ever. >> jim, just matter of time before we find out who winner is because lo

"eyewitness news" has learned that david creato, jr. has plead guilty to a single charge of manslaughter in the death of his three-year-old son brendon in october of 2015. we're told under the terms of a deal, creato, jr., there serve ten years in prison with possibility of parole in eight and a half years. he is been in jail since january of 2016 sentencing has been scheduled for september29th. we'll continue to follow this breaking story and you can get the latest any time on cbsphilly.com. >>> developing right now at noon, a white powder scare in west chester chopper three over the chester county courthouse a short time ago as hazmat crews investigate the suspicious substance. found in courtroom on the seventh floor that. room has been sealed off. all other areas of the building remain open. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> also this noon, giant jackpot powerball fever is heating up once again ahead of tonight's $700 million drawing. and tonight's jackpot is not second largest in u.s. history. good afternoon everyone. i'm ji

. >>> a surprise guilty plea by david creato, junior, camden county father accuse had of killing his year-old son. creato, who was set to go on trial next month pleaded guilty to manslaughter yesterday avoiding a possible murder conviction and now face s 10 years behind bars, after admit to go playing the role in the death of his son brandon back in october of 2015. creato's first trial, ended in a hung jury. >> if he had not admitted to anything he could not get benefit of this deal. it would have been irresponsible, foolish frankly for him not to take this deal. >> three-year old brandon's body was found in the park about a half mile from his dad 's haddon township home, creato will be sentenced on september 29th. >>> police in chester county charged a man after finding racist, anti sematic gra feet any coatsville and valley township. office's rested 24 year-old george of coatsville yesterday , the graffiti was found tuesday on a car, garage door and wall of the convenient store. results from the chester county prison on $150,000 bail he admits to having pennsylvania association wa

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a bombshell in camden county, new jersey, david creato admits he did kill his on three year old son. dawn timoney on the stunning reversal right before the beginning of his new trial. >> it is a really, really sad conclusion to a really, really sad thing. >> lots of heavy hearts in haddon township today after news began to spread 23 year old dj creato pleaded guilt think morning to killing his little boy, brendan, almost two years ago. creato was scheduled to be retried on first degree murder charges in a matter of weeks after camden county jury was hopelessly dead-locked in may. many in this tight community showing their continued support for the three year old boy, with blue ribbons outside their homes. those we spoke to today were not surprised creato struck a deal. >> it happened in the legal system t didn't happen in the moral system. i'm sure he looked forward and his lawyer said this is the best thing you can do. >> it is appauling, shocking, scary, but doesn't really surprise me. >> under the plea agreement, creato admitted under oath that he deprived his little boy of oxygen

david creato pleaded guilty to one count of the manslaughter. he derived his son of oxygen. under the plea agreement he will serve ten years in jail. the 23-year-old's first murder trial end washington, d.c. a -- ended with hung jury. >>> police tracked down the woman who used a child to rob a chinese restaurant. the 28-year-old directed her 7-year-old daughter to climb behind the counter and steal cash. stratton was charged with child endangerment and theft. >>> maribel aber is live in new york with the market watch report. >>> amazon has cleared a major hurdle in the bid to buy whole foods. whole food shareholders voted to approve the deal. am zone says they hope to close the deal by the end the year. investors focused on the meeting of the world central bankers getting underway. futures are pointing to a higher open. we have reports on job sales due out today. >>> new this morning, we learned there's a winning powerball ticket. the jack pot jumped to $758 million. whoever won chose the cash option are in for $443 million. we may never know who the winner or wne are in mas

david creato the man prosecutors charged with killing his three-year-old plead guilty to manslaughter comes after months after a mistrial for the crime. prosecutors have promised to try the case again. fox 29's dawn timmeney has the details. >> it's a really, really sad conclusion to a really, really sad thing. >> reporter: lots of heavy hearts in haddon township today after news began to spread that 23-year-old dj creato plead guilty this morning to killing his little boy brendon almost two years ago. creato was scheduled to be retried on first degree murder charges in a matter of weeks after a camden county jury was hopelessly deadlocked in may. many in this tight community showing continued support for the 384 old boy with blue ribbons outside their homes. those we spoke to today were not surprised creato struck a deal. >> it happened in the legal system. it didn't happen in the moral system i think he looked forward and his lawyer said this is the best thing you can do. >> it's app palling. it's shocking. it's scary it doesn't really surprise me. >> reporter: under the plea agreem

david creato the man that prosecutors charged with killing his three year old son admits he did t dawn timoney on the stunning reversal right before his new trial. >> it is a really, really sad conclusion to a really, really sad thing. >> lots of heavy hearts in haddon township today after news began to spread that 23 year old dj creato pleaded guilty this morning to killing his little boy, brendan, almost two years ago. creato was scheduled to be retried on first degree murder charges in a matter of weeks, after a camden county jury was hopelessly dead-locked in may. many in this tight community showing their continued support for the three year old boy, with blue ribbons outside their homes. those we spoke to today were not surprised creato struck a deal. >> it happened at the legal systemment didn't happen in the moral system. i'm sure he look forward and his lawyer said this is the best thing you can do. >> appauling, shocking, scary, doesn't surprise me. >> under the plea agreement creato admitted under oath that he deprived his little boy of oxygen on october 13, 2015. he agreed

is speaking exclusively with dj creato's attorney, david. >> reporter: it is a sad, bizarre, it is a mysterious story, mysterious because authorities don't know exactly how brandon creato died. no information on physical evidence or toxicology reports but tonight we are getting a better idea through dj creato 's attorney. according to his mother brandon creato was a loving child, energetic, someone who loved to laugh. it all ended on october 13th, 2015. his body found in shallow water down the street from his dad's home. dj creato always said he was innocent, in fact, he went through a trial, and it ended in a mistrial because in one knew what happened, until right now. >> it is a very watered down version of facts but yes, he absolutely accepts responsibility for being so reckless that it caused his son's death. >> reporter: richard spent last 22 months fighting for creato's freedom. it never happen. creato pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter early wednesday morning in court. >> this is a terribly sad situation but he would be a fool not to take a deal that was offered to him.