the prosecutors office announcing a number of twists and turns in this caseaying that dr. james kauffman hired members of the pagan motorcycle gang in a murder for hire plot to kill his wife, april kauffman. th motive shed to expose an illegal drug operation dr. kauffman was allegedly running with the gang. it comes six years after popular radio show host april kauffman was found shot to death in her linwood home. david tyner alleging that her husband, dr. james kauffman and two members of the pagan motorcycle gang helped to carry out the crime. their plot began in 2011 when 68-year-old kauffman and 61-year-old ferdinand augello began looking for a hitman. >> as a result of april kauffman's desire to divorce james kauffman he was intent to rather have her killed as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> prosecutors allege that the man for hire has since pass add way and paid $20,000. they are charged with murder and rke

dr. james kauffman awaiting trial for his wife's murder found dead in his new jersey jail cell. the investigation only getting more intense playing out like a made for tv movie. good evening, i'm dawn timmeney. >>> five years after his wife was shot to death, dr. kauffman arrested for hiring a hit man to kill the popular radio personality. charged with her murder just two and a half weeks ago, today officials discovering him dead in his prison cell. our shawnette wilson is live in our operations center with the details. shawnette. >> reporter: dawn, what we know is that the suicide involved a note and bed sheets that it happened when kauffman's cell mate was out for court appearance. >> for the past five and a half years, i have felt like i've been holding my breath. >> reporter: that was kimberly reaction when we spoke to her earlier this month after dr. james kauffman was formally charged with condition his wife april who's kimberly's mother. >> i think for the first time today i can breathe. >> two week after the charges an attorney for the victim's daughter says she has noth

dr. george james. dr. james, a psychologist with the council for relationships, specializes in couples and family therapy. rosemary connors: thanks for being with us, dr. james. george james: thank you, rosemary. rosemary: okay, so it's not arguing, it's not cheating. researchers say the number one reason is actually a lack of commitment. in fact, researchers have found about half of all divorces come from relatively low conflict relationships. explain this for us. george: so, i mean, commitment is a huge part, right? and so, we enter into our marriage, and some people have the thought of like, "this is going to be forever. like i'll--to the day i die, i'm going to be with this person." rosemary: till death do us part. george: right, and they actually believe that, and that's part of their commitment. we see it as a long-term thing. while other people, they see it as, "okay, until a situation happens, or until there's an incident, or until the kids go away to school." and when we talk about commitment, real

. >> dr. james kauffman and his co-defendant fred augello when before a judge for the first time this week after being charged with killing april kauffman. >> is there a motion? >> the first appearances took own minutes, the first appearance for dr. james offer man and ferdinand augello. both charged with the murder for hire blot that took the life of april half man in 2012. >> we said he is not guilty from the beginning. a falling out from among the two and augello discussed having kauffman murdered. >> according to the states paper there's was information to kill dr. kauffman, the conspiracy is about the killing of my client. authorities are taking this seriously and kauffman was moved to the county jail miles from augello. >> augello is charged with conspiracy to commit the murder of james kauffman. and the illegal drug venture started in 2011 and in 2012 april kauffman embroiled into a bitter divorce threatened to expose the venture. for years there was little to report. >> there was no magic ti

. >> one day after the atlantic county prosecutor, charged dr. james kauffman with the murder of his wife, april. he is the talk of the town. walter perez is back in linwood today what is is the story. >> it is remarkable how many people in this part of south jersey they knew and loved april kauffman, and many are saying they are not surprised he was arrested but are shocked by the details to say the least. >> people are breathing a sigh of relief after an arrest is made in the murder of april kauffman. >> it puts the town at ease and people can move on from it. >> nobody was surprised that the suspect turned out to be her husband, dr. james kauffman but the alleged details left many in a state of disbelief. dr. kauffman is accused of hatching a murder for hire plot. that dr. kauffman enlisted the help of ferdinand augello, they allegedly hired a man francis mulholland after she threatened to divorce her husband and expose his enterprise. >> he was intent on having her kills as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> and neighbors say it's hard to b

. >>> developing now dr. james kauffman is due in court for the first hearing for charges that he plotted to murder april kauffman five years ago when she threatened to expose his illegal drug ring. john rawlins is live now. >> it was may 10th, 2012, radio host april kauffman was found shot to death in the linwood, new jersey, home from the get go her husband, dr. james kauffman denied any role telling his wife she was alive when he left the home. but on tuesday they charged the endocrinolgist in a murder for hire plot. suggesting that the motive to kill was keeping them -- of telling police about the drug operation with a biker gang. >> he was intint to rather have her killed as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> it's alleged after a year of searching for a trigger man, kauffman and a codefend paid francis mulholland and fired the shots that took april kauffman's life and kimberly pack long suspected her stepfather's involvement in her mother's death. but had no idea of the drug e enterpri enterprise. it t

. >> dr. james kauffman has a weapon. >> drop the begun! >> drop the gun. hey, drop gun. >>> new foot too much from body camera released standoff and arrest of dr. james kauffman. the dramatic footage is from the atlantic county prosecutor's office. kauffman arrested back in june at his office on weapons offenses. he has since been accused of killing his wife back in 2012. he is behind bars tonight. >>> a large sink hole has taken over the 2300 block of boston street. that's in fishtown. let's show that you sing hole it caved in part of the street and part of the sidewalk. crews they've been working are a at work here since yesterday trying to fix all that damage. the philadelphia water department says the main under the street did break but they don't know if something wept wrong before that. by the way this isn't the first time residents have won't up to a giant gaping hole on their street. >>> and the next block up heading west had a major cave in about a year and a half ago where they had replace a lot o of -- i hope you guys got that. yup. >> we got it

prosecutors allege 58-year-old dr. jamesffman was behind the may 2012 shooting death of 47-year-old april kauffman. the endocrinologist allegedly orchestrated a murder for hire plot. he enlisted the help taking gang members. kauffman and ferdinand augello found francis mullholland paying him to carry out the crime in the kauffman lind linwood home. this murder was carried out to protect an illegal operation. his wife threatened to expose it. >> as a result of april kauffman's desire to divorce james kauffman, he was intent to rather have her killed as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> reporter: kauffman and augello are both charged with murder and racketeering. meanwhile kauffman's attorney says his client will plead not guilty. >>> reporting live in the sat center, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." matt. >> thank you thank you jeanette. >>> philadelphia police officers crash while rushing a teen to the hospital. other officers arrived and transported the 16-year-old victim to penn presbyterian medical center w

dr. jamesauffman who is facing trial in the murder of his wife is found dead in new jersey jail cell. the intense five year investigation takes a deadly turn. good evening everyoning i'm chris o'connell. >> i'm dawn timmy. dr. kauffman arrested for hiring a hit man to kill his wife back in 2012. today officials found him dead in his prison cell. our shawnette wilson is live in our operations center with the very latest information. shawnette. >> dawn and chris i'm told suicide involved a note and bed sheet those are the only details made available so far. i also spoke with an attorney for april kauffman's daughter. he says this is another emotional day. >> for the past five and a half years i felt like i've been holding my breath. >> reporter: that was kimberly pack's reaction when we spoke to her earlier this month after doctor james kauffman was form formally with killing his wife april who is kimberly's mother. >> i think for the first time today i can actually breathe. >> reporter: but toda

dr. james kauffman he's accused of in a twisted scheme. our dave schratwieser is live at atlantic county with details tonight. dave? >> reporter: iain, this case sounds like something out of a made for tv movie. we had drugs, greed, guns and outlaw motorcycle gang an murder for higher plot by a doctor who was frayed of lose everything in pending divorce. >> it's just really overwhelmi overwhelming. >> reporter: after more than five agonizing years kimberly pack searched for justice in the murder of her mother radio host april kauffman finally ended tuesday. >> i think for the first today i can actually breathe. for the past five and a half years i have felt like i've been holding my breath. >> reporter: now april's 69-year-old husband dr. james kauffman stands with her brutal murder along with pagan's motorcycle club member ferdinand miserable or jell-o former pagan paul pagano and glenn slash shear seller charged with racketeering as part of a drug ring tied to kauffman and the weigh pagan'. >> for every person to be involved in the drug

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dr. james kauffman died in an apparent suicide early this morning. the death caps a stunning case that spanned more than five years and several twists and turns. >> at gun point doctor james kauffman he has a weapon drop the begun! >> this footage shows dr. james kauffman wielding a gun and threatening to kill himself as authorities execute add search warrant on his egg harbor township office last year. that standoff ended peacefully with kauffman taken into custo custody. months later prosecutors say kauffman was found dead in his jail cell of an apparent suici suicide. sources tell fox 29 the doctor left behind a letter publish reports indicate kauffman used a bed sheet to take his own life while his cell mate was at a court appearance. it was friday, two weeks after the 69-year-old was formally charged for the murder of his wife april kauffman back in 2012. four other people were also charged including members of the pagan's motorcycle gang. prosecutors say kauffman ran illegal pill mill fro

he went inside and he shot april kauffman twice. >> dr. james kaufman who appear ed in court does remain in jail tonight on earlier gun charges. we should tell you the man who pulled the trigger, who was an associate of the motorcycle gang, he died a year after killing kaufman from an apparent overdose. he received $20,000 in the murder for hire. we are awaiting some reaction from both kaufman's daughter as well as dr. james kaufman's attorney. we have reached out to him. as soon as we have any comments, we'll bring it to you. cydney long, nbc 10 news. >>> now to the big warm-up. after days of crushing cold it feels great to say it's 40 degrees outside. >> we have been hit with life threatening cold. its good out there. we have team coverage on the thaw out. meteorologist brittney shipp is at penns landing where people are enjoying the warmest day of the year. >> light jacket. let's start with meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> we have really jumped in the temperature department. we had three days in a row of temperatures that didn't e

. >>> source tells nbc 10 dr. james coffman was found face down in his cell with a sheet around his neck. >> i think that dr. coffman realized he was found out. i guess this was his answered. >> april coffman found in their house. >>> fake news, folks. >> that was the president in switzerland. the white house says the president never considered firing mueller. a source tells nbc news the president backed down when he threatened to quit. >> the call for the firing reportedly came as mueller looked into a possible obstruction case. >>> bill cosby shifting their strategy. learning cosby's lawyer has seeked a different defense. in his initial trial, the defense -- retrial is set for april in montgomery county. this year, the number of flu cases is surging hitting state after state and south jersey is not immune. 439 cases. the number of cases more than doubled in three weeks. some people we spoke to are not sure what to believe about the dangers of this year's flu. >> still too early in the season to know how this will rank

dr. james kauffman hired someone to kill his wife because she threatened to divorce him and expose his drug empirement one that involved issuing -- empire. one that involved issuing painkillers. the hired hit man, a member of the pagan's motorcycle gang, died in 2013. april kauffman's daughter said she always had suspicions of her stepfather. now there are answers for her and her own children. >> my 11-year-old was very close to my mom. he is in middle school. he totally gets it. and after watching the press conference, i got a huge squeeze from him. he said, "you know what, mom, mimi's happy." >> reporter: atlantic prosecutors also say that these eight people you see are connected to the case in some fashion. six are charged with racketeering, while kauffman and angelo face the first-degree murder charges. dr. kauffman's lawyer says that his client is completely innocent. live in mays landing, matt delucia. >>> today pennsylvania will step up its fight against the opioid crisis. the governor w

dr. james kaufman is due in court on charges that he plotted his wife's murder. april kaufman's killing was the result of a murder for hire plot hatched by her husband andco conspirator. they threatened to divorce him and expose the drug ng. >> the free freedom house on morris street in west mt. airy has been without water since morning, 200 units affected by all of. management has b handing out bottled water. no word on when the tap wate threat of freezi streets tonight. temperatures are getting warmer.let's g to cecily latest word from accuweather. >> climbed out of the deep freeze. over the weekend temperatures in the teens. friday the high then 17. the past two day in the 40s. that's nearly a 30-degree increase in temperatures going up >> another 20-degrees over next two days. right now, our high temperatures above freezing. if you look to the west plenty of warm air on the way. chicago cold 55 the high, wichita 60. we'll rise to the low tomorrow and low to mid 60s friday. double scan live showing a potent plain statmoving to the g friday. us lot of moisture,

prosecutors now say dr. jamesauffman a inch rad the murder of his wife and used a biker gang to carry it out. fox 29's dave schratwieser is in atlantic county, dave? >> reporter: lucy, investigators broke this case wide open today on what sounded like made for tv movie involving drugs, greed, the pagan's motorcycle gang and a murder for higher plot by a doctor who wawa phrased losing everything in divorce. >> as you can imagine today is a very very difficult day for me and for my family. >> reporter: for kimberly it's been more than five agonizing years waiting for justice in the murder of her mother popular jersey shore radio host april kauffman. >> i think for the first time today i can actually breathe. for the past five and a half years i have dealt felt like i've been holding my breath. >> reporter: now april's 69-year-old husband dr. james kauffman stands charged with her brutal murder along with pagan motorcycle club member ferdinand missable or jell-o. paul and glenn were charged with racketeering as part

dr. jamesffman is part of the group that has a detention hearing to determine whether bail is an option for the suspects. last week prosecutors charged the four men and one woman in a drug-related murder plot. april kauffman, a popular radio host, was found dead inside her home in 2012. >>> now to an nbc10 exclusive. an isis propaganda video features a man who grew up at the jersey shore calling for attacks on u.s. soil. this is the video featuring margate native zolfi haxha. he urges attacks against the united states. federal court reports show he traveled to syria and joined isis in april of 2015. nbc10 talked with his mother who said she was troubled about her son spending time at an area mosque. >> he hate people. >> reporter: he hate people? >> yeah, that mosque he hate. i don't know why. i say, don't go to the mosque. it's not looking good, something. >> haxha is a 2010 graduate of atlantic city high school. his mother says she last heard from him a year ago. >>> a former colleague gave s

dr. james kauffman he has weap weapon. >> drop the gun. drop the gun. the gun. >> the nearly 56 minute police body cam video shows the dramatic arrest of dr. james kauffman outside his egg harbor township office in the early morning hours of june 13th of last year. >> listen. >> reporter: never before seen video released by atlantic county prosecutors shows the nearly half hour long standoff with the linwood endocrinologist armed with a minute millimeter handgun. >> drop the weapon. >> reporter: police were there to arrest the doctor on weapons and objection instruction charges eventually leading to murder charges. for hiring a hit man to kill his wife, 47-year-old radio host april kauffman. she was found shot dead inside their home in 2012. prosecutors say she was threat threatening to divorce her husband and expose an opioid pill mill he was operating with the pagan motorcycle gang. at one point as the detective tells kauffman to keep his hands up he appears to pull a gun and says, i'm killing myself. >> let's talk. >> reporter: weapons drawn police p

dr. james kauffman and his alleged accomplices went before a judge this afternoon. john rawlins joins us live in mays landing. what are the details here? >> reporter: that was the first step in what would be a long complex prosecution including audio recording and testimony of criminal informants concerning the murder of a local radio host as well as the operation of an alleged criminal enterprise by her husband. >> the video linked first appearances were routine and took only minutes. >> you have have a right to a probable cause hearing. >> dr. james kauffman and ferdinand augello, one a doctor and the other an alleged biker. are accused of being part of an alleged murder for hire plot. kauffman's attorney says his guy, not involved. >> he is not guilty. >> the focus on a supposed falling out amongst the partners, augello talked about having kauffman murdered. >> there was a plot to kill dr. kauffman. >> and the authorities are taking the accusations seriously. kauffman moved to the prison in north jersey who remained in jail in atlantic county. >> it's noted that

hey, drop the gun. >> the nearly 56 minute police body cam video shows the dramatic arrest of dr. james kauffman outside his egg harbor township office in the early morning hours of june 13th of last year. >> listen, the never before seen video released by atlantic county prosecutors shows the nearly half hour long standoff with the linwood endocrinologist armed with a 9-millimeter handgun. >> drop the weapon. >> police were that to arrest the doctor on weapons and obstruction charges. eventually leading to murder charges. for hiring a hit man to kill his wife, 47-year-old radio host april kauffman. she was found shot dead inside their home in 2012. prosecutors say she was threat threatening to divorce her husband and expose an opioid pill mill he was operating with the pagan motorcycle gang. at one point as the detective tells kauffman to keep his hands up, he appears to pull a gun and says, i'm killing myself. >> listen, let's talk. >> i'm going to kill myself. >> weapons drawn police pull back taking cover in a parking lot. >> walk backwards. >> reporter: finally kauffman is taken in

dr. james kaufman is due in court on charges that he plotted his wife's murder. kaufman's killing was the result of a murder for hire plot hatched by her husband andco conspirator. they say april threatened to divorce him and expose the drug ring. >> the free freedom house on morris street in west mt. airy has been without water since this morning, 200 units affected by all of this. management has been handing out bottled water. no word on when the tap water will be back. >> no threat of freezing in the streets tonight. temperatures are getting warmer. let's go outside to cecily tynan and the latest word from accuweather. >> jim, we have climbed out of the deep freeze. over the weekend, temperatures in the teens. friday, the high then 17. the past two day in the 40s. that's nearly a 30-degree increase in temperatures, going up > another 20-degrees over the next two days. right now, our high today, 44. temperatures above freezing. if you look to the west, there's plenty of warm air on the way. chicago cold, 55 the high, wichita 60. we'll rise to the low 50s tomorr

dr. james kauffman he's accused of in a twisted scheme. our dave schratwieser is live at atlantic county with details tonight. dave? >> reporter: iain, this case sounds like something out of a made for tv movie. we had drugs,

dr. james kauffman awaiting trial for his wife's murder found dead in his new jersey jail cell.he investigation only getting more intense playing out like a made for tv movie. good evening, i'm dawn timmeney. >>> five years after his wife was shot to death, dr. kauffman arrested for hiring a hit man to kill the popular radio personality. charged with her murder just two and a half weeks ago, today officials discovering him dead in his prison cell. our shawnette wilson is live in our operations center with the details. shawnette. >> reporter: dawn, what we know is that the suicide involved a note and bed sheets that it happened when kauffman's cell mate was out for court appearance. >> for the past five and a half years, i have feltik

i also spoke with dr. james kaufman's attorney by phone a short time ago. he told me in part, quote, i have not read the indictment but putting in writings have not changed anything. hes his client was innocent of these murder charges prior to today's announcement and his plan will be to appear in court and plead not guilty ob all counts. we're live, cydney long, nbc 10 news. >>> kaufman was already in jail after pulling a gun on police officers outside his office in atlantic county. that was captured on body cameras, you may remember this from last june. investigators had gone to his office to investigate illegal prescriptions. kaufman then pulled out a handgun and refuse d to leave. he later surrendered and was arrested for weapons charges. coming up tonight, april kauffman's daughter is speaking out on the newly announced charges and how she almost lost hope in solving the murder case of her murder. brandon hudson will have that part of the story coming up at 11:00. >>> also tonight, this is the mess you can come home to this week. the warmer weather is

. >>> in other news prosecutors claim that dr. james kauffman killed his wife to protect an ill little drug ring he was running today and it was held for kauffman in a mays landing courtroom. >> april kauffman a radio host in new jersey. was killed in her home in 2012. james kauffman was charged earlier this month for her murder. he maintains his innocence. annie mccormick joins us with more. >> rick at least four people were scheduled for hearings before an atlantic county judge today. they were told they must remain in jail. >> james kauffman is physically back in an atlantic county courtroom to face charges that he conspired to have his wife april kauffman, murdered. april's daughter in courtroom supporters she longertepfather w it took place in 2012 after kauffman and ferdinand augello a member of the pagan motorcycle gang hiredan. must d.hollan died since. -- a the doctor's june arrest. prosecutors allege that he became associated with the gang members after they created a long running illegal drug operation selling opioids out of

. >>> in other news prosecutors claim that dr. jamesfman killed his wife to protect an ill little drug ring he was running today and it was held for kauffman in a mays landing courtroom. >> april kauffman a radio host in new jersey. was killed in her home in 2012. james kauffman was charged earlier this month for her murder. he maintains his innocence. annie mccormick joins us with more. >> rick, at least four people were scheduled for hearings before an atlantic county judge today. they were told they must remain in jail. >> james kauffman is physically back in an

david tyner alleging that her husband, dr. james kauffman and two members of the pagan motorcycle gang helped to carry out the crime. their plot began in 2011 when 68-year-old kauffman and 61-year-old ferdinand augello began looking for a hitman. >> as a result of april kauffman's desire to divorce james kauffman he was intent to rather have her killed as opposed to losing his financial empire. >> prosecutors allege that the man for hire has since pass add way and paid $20,000. they are charged with murder and racketeering and augello is charged with another murder plot that was not carried >> additionally augello was charged with planning to commit of murder of james kauffman. >> kauffman is already in jail stemming from weapons charges in june after he pulled a weapon when a search warrant was executed at his office. today april kauffman's only child. daughter kim pack says this about the charges against her former stepfather. >> the details that emerged in the press conference i was not privy too. it was very hard to watch. very

the atlantic city prosecutor's office alleging that dr. jamesgreat lengths to keep his wife from going to authorities about his illicit drug ring. now, they say the 68-year-old was behind the may 2012 shooting of his 47-year-old wife april kauffman. the endocrinologist allegedly orchestrated a murder for hire plot. in 2011 he ultimately enlisted the help of two reported pagan gang members. kauffman and 61-year-old ferdinand augello found alleged hit man francis mullholland paying him $20,000 cash and scripts for opioids to carry out the crime in the kauffman's linwood home. this motive prosecutors say was carried out to protect an illegal drug operation kauffman was peddling with his -- with the motorcycle gang out of his egg harbor township medical practice. his wife allegedly threatened to expose it. take a listen. >> may tenth 2012 forever changed my life. i have been waiting patiently for justice and today i was lucky enough to be granted justice. i do understand that this is going to be a very long process and this is by no means over. >> r

dr. james kauffman dead of an apparent suicide. officials with the hudson county correctional facility confirmed he died at 9:20 this morning. just last week the 68-year-old appeared in court. the atlantic county prosecutor's office accused him of conspiring to kill his wife 47-year-old april kauffman after authorities believe she threatened to expose an illegal drug operation the doctor was allegedly running out of his medical practice with the members of the pagan motorcycle gang. kauffman's coconspirator tried to have kauffman killed in jail. because of that authorities moved him to the hudson county correctional facility for his own safety. he was in their maximum security section. he had been inside atlantic county facility since june on separate weapons charges. sources tell "action news" he left a lengthy note and ripped a sheet twisted and tied it around his neck to the lower bunk. he was found face down sources say it appears he died of suffocation. kim packs kauffman's stepdaughter lo

he's charged with murder along with dr. james kaufman in the 2012 killing of kaufman's wife april. >> this is oj symptimpson all o again. >> alleged murder for hire plot and leaders of large illegal opioid distribution ring through the doctors practice. authorities say april kaufman threatened to divorce her husband and expose the drug operation. now deceased gunman found who did the killing. retired new jersey superior court judge. >> this is a big, big situation that goes way beyond the unfortunate murder of miss kaufman to find out it's part of a larger alleged drug ring was a little bit surprising to me. >> drop the gun. >> kaufman has been jailed on weapons and obstruction charges since he allegedly showed a gun when authorities showed up. they say he is past president of the chapter of the pagans, he also owned a guitar building and repair company. no one answered the door at his upper township home today. we don't know if he has an attorney. six others arrested yesterday and kaufman are also charged with rack a tiering t a

. >> dr. james kaufman said little as he appeared by video for the first time since being charged with the 2012 contract killing of his wife april kauffman. >> he's not guilty. the doctor maintained his innocence for the past five years. he's assisted in attempting to give information. >> reporter: kaufman and ferd nan were charged tuesday. they master minded the murder for hire of the radio host and veteransed advocate. april was shot to death after he threatened to expoise an illegal distribution ring connected to the doctors medical practice and the pagan outlaw motorcycle gang. two others aired on racketeering also going before a judge today. both he and april grew up in the same area. >> that was the shocking part. i thought they were friends. >> reporter: to avoid being implicated, court documents allege he also recently plotted to have dr. kaufman killed by the mafia or people at the atlantic county jail. kaufman was locked up there since june on weapons charges after showing a gun when inves

authorities believe dr. james kauffman's death is an apparent suicide. let's get right over to sabina kuriakose in studio with the latest. sabina? report roar dawn sources say dr. kauffman left behind suicide note. he died in that apparent suicide in his jail cell early this morning. >> just want to make sure you can hear us clearly. >> yes, i can. >> all right. >> reporter: stunning end to more than five year long saga. the atlantic county prosecutor's office says the body of james kauffman was found in the hudson county jail. he had been moved there after receiving what prosecutors call credible death threats. publish reports indicate kauffman used a bed sheet to take his own life while his cell mate was at a court appearance. >> i have one gun point doctor james kauffman he has weapon. >> drop the gun. put the gun down. >> reporter: the 69 year old had been in custody since june standoff with authorities. two weeks ago he was formally charged with 2012 murder of his wife radio host april kauffman. four others were also charged including members of the

dr. james kauffman set to appear around 12:30 this afternoon inside atlantic county courtroom. thorities charge him with murder on tuesday. officials say dr. kauffman arranged to have his wife april killed after she threatened to expose an illegal prescription drug ring. the murder happened almost six years ago inside of their home in linwood, new jersey. >>> former penn state football prospect and imhotep high school football star young is in court today. he was 17 at the time of the robbery and was arrested along with wawa employee quasir wingate. >> authorities in southern california investigating the death of a university of pennsylvania student as a homicide. the body of 19-year-old blaze bernstein was found at a park in orange county on tuesday afternoon. the sophomore had gone missing last week while home on winter break. >> blaze was a brilliant colorful charismatic man. >> investigators have not said anything about a suspect or a motive for the killing. at home a support session is happening right now at the university of penn's ben franklin room in houston hall. it's o

among those expected to appear is dr. james coughman, we're learning more about the man who conspired with him. kaufman denies any involvement in his wife's murder. they say he's the past president of the chapter of the pagan's motorcycle gang. they say they're connected to an illegal opioid distribution ring run through the doctor's medical practice. >>> and a good-bye to a fallen firefighter. a public viewing will happen this afternoon from 4:30 till 9:00 at the cathedral basilica. another viewing is scheduled for tomorrow morning followed by a funeral mass at 11:00. part of the home collapsed on saturday morning. fellow firefighters pulled him out. he died a short time later at temple hospital. >>> police want you to take a good look at a man they say stabbed a fellow bus rider with a screwdriver. these are three different pictures of the man taken on board. he appears to be wearing a jacket on top of a sweatshirt. the man got into a fight with another passenger as the bus traveled along germantown and logan avenues. they sa

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dr. james kauffman charged with arranging his wife's murder took his own life in his jail cell. and he left suicide note. eyewitness news reporter hof hof has that. >> although this has been deemed apparent suicide the atlantic country prosecutor's office says their investigation into it will continue. tuesday, january 18, james kauffman charged with orchestrating the 202 murder of his wife faced atlantic county judge. kauffman and alleged coconspirator ferdinand a uv gello were. the atlantic county prostitut prostituteer's office say he was found dead in his jail cell. the apparent suicide was carr carried out using a bed seen. he was incarcerated since june in charges racketeering. >> this shows the standoff between officers and cough man as they afelt todd execute a search warrant. he's heard threatle heening to kill himself. >> i'm going to kill myself. >> listen, let's talk. >> earlier this month was charged with organizing murder of be loved radio he personality april kauffman. the prosecutor's office says the 2012 killing was attempt to buy kawvr noon silence his wife's k

we learned new revelations dr. james kauffman appeared via video from a jail in north jersey more than 100 miles away. he's accused of having his wife killed. prosecutors revealed kauffman himself has become the subject of a murder plot. he's been moved from the atlantic county lockup. prosecutors allege his co-defendant, ferdinand au ge llo, plotted to have the man killed to avoid being implicated. both are charged in the 2012 murder of radio host april kauffman. prosecutors say the doctor hired a hit man to kill her to keep her from divorcing him and exposing an illegal drug ring that he was allegedly running with the pagans motorcycle gang. >>> new developments this morning as investigators try to solve the death of penn student blaze burnstein. detectives issued three search warrants as part of their homicide investigation. investigators found the body of the 19-year-old in a southern california park earlier this week. according to reports, one of the warrants details interviews with a friend who was the last known p

. >> prosecutors announced murder and other charges against dr. james kaufman in the death of his wife, april. the charges come more than five years after april was found shot to death in their lynnwood home. the doctor hired a hit man to kill his wife after she planned to divorce him and expose his illegal drug operation with a motorcycle gang. the charges are a relief to april's daughter and oldest son who was close to his grandmother. >> after watching the press conference, i got a huge squeeze from him. and he said, you know what, mom, mimi's happy. >> april kaufman was a well-loved radio host, salon owner, and an advocate for military vets. her husband was already in prison when the new charges were announced yesterday. police arrested him last june. an officer's body camera showed him pulling a gun on officers out his egg harbor township office. the officers were investigating illegal prescriptions. nbc10's matt delucia will have a closer look at how the alleged murder-for-hire plot played out at 4:30. this is an ongoing case with a lot of details

dr. james kauffman charged with arranging his wife's murder took his own life in his jail cell. and he left suicide note. eyewitness news reporter hof hof has that. >> although this has been deemed apparent suicide the atlantic country prosecutor's office says their investigation into it will continue. tuesday, january 18, james kauffman charged with orchestrating the 202 murder of his wife faced atlantic county judge. kauffman and alleged coconspirator ferdinand a uv gello were. the atlantic county prostitut prostituteer's office say he was found dead in his jail cell. the apparent suicide was carr carried out using a bed seen. he was incarcerated since june in charges racketeering. >> this shows the standoff between officers and cough man as they afelt todd execute a search warrant. he's heard threatle heening to kill himself. >> i'm going to kill myself. >> listen, let's talk. >> earlier this month was charged with organizing murder of be loved radio he personality april kauffman. the prosecutor's office says the 2012 killing was attempt to buy kawvr noon silence his wife's k

investigators say dr. james kauffman hired a hit man to kill his wife because she talented to divorce him and expose his drug empire, one that involved issuing prescription painkillers to people who were sent by ferdinand angelo, a member of the pagans motorcycle gang. the hired hit man prosecutors say was named frank mulholland. he died in 2013. april kauffman's daughter says she's always had suspicions of her stepfather but now has answers. >> it's a lot to process. as a victim you're never sure if justice will ever be obtained. >> reporter: prosecutors say these eight people you see are connected to the murder in some fashion. six charged with racketeering while kauffman and angelo face the first-degree murder charges. dr. kauffman's lawyer, by the way, says his client is completely innocent. nbc10 news. >> this case has a lot of details, as you heard matt say. go to nbc10 for details from the day of kauffman's murder to the new charges being filed. >>> one of the strongest earthquakes to hit in modern histor

. >> dr. james coughman has been in custody since june after operating an illegal drug interest price arranged for a killing of his wife in 2012. >> james kauffman would give free prescriptions for opiates such as percocet is, oxy cotton and oxycodone for those sent to his medical practice by ferd napped augelo. >> they say april kawvr man learned of the operation and sought to use it as leverage in a divorce setment jts. >>> as a result this provided motivation for james cough noon have his wife killed. >>> $20,000 cash was all it took. prosecutors say the murder was carry carried out by late francis ho carried out by late francis hoholland an associate of the pagan and drug ipt price. >> i feel like i'm living the most tv move most tv movie you can't make up these details. she was my best friend. that is the hardest part of this day today. because in a perfect world if this -- that would be the person i would be running to and that person is very absent from my life. >>> james kauffman is kimberly

on tuesday, atlantic county prosecutors announced her husband, dr. james kauffman, was under arrest charged with hiring a hit man to kill the popular jersey shore radio personality after she threatened to divorce him and expose an opioid pill mill. investigators say kauffman was operating the business out of his egg harbor township medical office with the pagan motorcycle gang. >> did your mom ever say that she felt her life was in danger ever to you? >> i think a lot of those things will come out eventually. >> reporter: kim brrrly says the dramatic developments are surreal to her. she spoke to her mom on the telephone the day before she was brutally killed and says more will come out about that call which is one she would not have wanted to have. >> i replayed that conversation so many times in my head that should have could have would haves hindsight i would have told her how proud i was of her. i would have told her that i loved her, and that she just was amazing. >> reporter: as for her stepfather accused of robbing her of her best friend, kim says sh

dr. james kauffman appeared via video from a jail in north jersey. more than 100 miles away. he's accused of having his wife killed. prosecutors revealed kauffman himself had become the subject of a murder plot. that's why he's been moved from the atlantic county lockup. prosecutors allege kauffman's co-defend plotted to have the doctor killed to avoid being implicated. both are charged in the 2012 murder of radio host april kauffman. prosecutors say the doctor hired a hit man to kill her to keep her from divorcing him and exposing an illegal drug ring he was allegedly running with the pagans motorcycle gang. >>> to an update to breaking news from yesterday morning. a suspect is dead and people in a gloucester township neighborhood are feeling relief this morning after a standoff between police and a barricaded man came to an end. [ gunshots ] >> oh, my god. >> neighbors captured tense moments on their cell phones. the ordeal began around 8:00 wednesday night in sicklerville. police say the man fired at an armored police truck. 13 hours later, officers knocked down the front

and appearing via video camera from the hudson county jail where he was placed for his own safety dr. james kauffman appeared on courtroom tv screen thursday to face charges that he hired a hit man to kill his wife april. >> dr. maintains his innocence. we have to different position today. >> reporter: kauffman listen as the judge read him his rights he's charged with racketeering, murder and conspiracy. it was all part of an elaborate scheme to get rid of his wife after she threatened to expose a mill mill drug operation he was allegedly running out of his motorcycle gang.pagan's >> there was no magic tip. there was no magic clue. it was just simply good police work. >> investigators say pagan's associate joseph mulholland helped kauffman find frank mulholland to kill april kauffman in may 2012. paul pagano and fred miserable o jell-o appeared before the jud judge. oh gel local helped kauffman kill his wife and plotted with another pagan and informant to murder dr. kauffman. >> there's a conspiracy to kill my client so it's pretty clear conspiracy against dr. kauffman. >> i'll let the docu

dr. james kauffman look haggard as he appeared via video camera for his own safety he is one of several facing charges in the murder of popular new jersey radio host april kauffman.& it was all part of a scheme to get riffed his wife after she threatened to expose a pill mill drug operation that he was allegedly running with pagan motorcycle gang. prosecutors say former pagan fred augello helped kauffman kill his wife and plotted with another pagan and an informant to kill dr. kauffman. >> there's a conspiracy to kill my client so it's pretty clear, um, conspiracy is against dr. kauffman. >> it just seems to suggest that jim cough me was a busy man with his criminal activities. >> this case now goes before a county grand jury. kauffman and his co-defendants will be back in court tuesday for a detention hearing. >>> in camden county, fast-moving flames swept through a family owned diner in berlin. the fire broke out just before midnight at the country town diner on white house pours pike much th

dr. james kauffman is part of a group that has a detention hearing to determine whether bail is an option for any of the suspects. last week prosecutors charged four men and one woman in a drug-related murder plot. april kauffman right there, a popular jersey shore radio host, was found dead inside her home in 2012. [ chants ] >>> dozens of protesters turned out at a hearing for convicted cop killer abu jamal. demonstrators want the new district attorney, larry krasner, to release documents about ronald casteel's involvement in abu jamal's case. casteel was a senior prosecutor when jamal was convicted and was a supreme court justice during the appeals process. jamal is serving a life sentence for killing police officer daniel faulkner in 1981. another hearing in the case is set for march. >>> 5:36. nbc10 found an eagles fan willing to go to the extreme to get his hands on nfc championship tickets. >> brian call of conshohocken jokingly says he's willing to give up a pinky or go bald for rest of