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 ferdinand augello has been charged with the conspiracy to commit the murder of james kauffman. we don't think it would be prudent for those to be lodged together. >> one person that will not be in court is the man that authorities think to have received $20,000 to actually fired the gun that killed miss kauffman, he is dead and he died of a drug overdose 18 months after the death of april kauffman. john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> it is a day of remembrance for philadelphia firefighter killed in the line of duty. a live lo

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 his medical practice and the reason for killing april kauffman, she threatened to expose her husband's illegal activity. ferdinand a his hearing and has to remain in judge as well. one of them is appearing in court. tabatha chapman released on his own recognizance and reporting live in mays landing, annie mccormick back to you. >>> nine people suffered from smoke inhalation in delaware county. they were staying at' home after the owner's funeral yesterday. they were staying on rodney avenue in upper chichester. it took them more than an hour to get the flames under control. >> breaking news from west philadelphia chopper 6 hd is over the scene of what was an accident involving this red suv we believe and a bicyclist. it happened here at 6

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 believe that a physician could allegedly do something so is sinister. >> it's not something you think a professional person a doctor or lawyer. anybody for that matter but anyone r anybody that is a professional. >> his business endured for five years after april's death. >> this captured the scene after he was arrested on weapons charged last june and six people are also arrested facing racketeering charges linked to the case. >> shock that someone can do something like that. nobody can plan the perfect crime. nobody. >> the first court date for the people arrested in this case, including kauffman and augello is scheduled for tomorrow. walter perez, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> based on the decision today pennsylvania will keep its congressional map. a federal judicial panel ruled against a gro

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 tip. there was no magic include clue it was just simply good police work. >> as this drug/murder for hire case moves forward one pesh will not be the courtroom. the man that authorities say was paid $20,000 to do the actual killing, he is dead, he died of a drug overdose 18 m

kauffman and 61-year-old ferdinand augello found alleged hit man francis mullholland paying him $20,000ash and scripts for opioids to carry out the crime in the kauffman's linwood home. this murder prosecutors say was carried out to protect an illegal drug operation kauffman was peddling with a motorcycle gang out of his egg harbor township medical practice. his wife, april, threatened to expose that. take a listen. >> 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: now another shocking twist. authorities allege that augello actually tried to put out a hit on dr. kauffman. at this point, dr. kauffman's attorney says that his client will plead not guilty. reporting live from the sat center jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." tam. >> jeanette, screen writers are saying i couldn't have come up with this. well, new this morning temple university put out an alert after a 7-eleven near campus in north philadelphia was held up. police are investigating the armed robbery on broad

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 -- it really takes, you know all of your words away it's such a gut-wrenching thing. >> and jim these charges coming just months after david tyner took over the office vowing to solve unso

kauffman and ferdinand augello found francis mullholland paying him to carry out the crime in the kauffmand 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 where he is in stable condition. neither the officers nor civilians involved in the crash were hurt. >> a busted water pipe will keep a school in camden closed for the entire week. the cold weather caused the maintenance issue at rt crane family school. if more time is needed for repairs adminis

kauffman and 61-year-old ferdinand augello found alleged hit man francis mullholland paying him $20,000h and scripts for opioids to carry out the crime in the kauffman's linwood home. this murder prosecutors say was carried out to protect an alleged illegal drug operation kauffman was peddling with the motorcycle gang out of his egg harbor township medical practice. his wife threatened to expose it. take a listen. >> 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: now, in another shocking twist, authorities say augello tried to put a hit on dr. kauffman. meanwhile dr. kauffman's attorney says that his client did not kill his wife and he is not behind this orchestrated plot. he is saying his client will plead not guilty. reporting live in the sat center, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." tam. >> thank you jeanette. >>> new this morning temple university put out an alert after a 7-eleven near campus in north philadelphia was held up. police are investigating the armed rob

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 murder prosecutors say was carried out to protect an illegal drug operation that kauffman was peddling with the motorcycle gang out of his egg harbor township medical practice. his wife, april, threatened to expose it. >> it really takes -- takes, you know, all of your words away. it's such a gut wrenching thing, you know. >> reporter: and in another shocking twist here prosecutors say that augello actually tried to put a hit out on dr. kauffman and that's where you get your two potential murder for hire plots. dr. kauffman's attorney says his client is not guilty of these accusations and will plead not guilty when the time comes. reporting live in the sat center, jeanette reyes channel6 "action news." tam. >> all right, i'll take it from here. thank you jeanette. >>> philadelphia police were involved in an accident in west philadelphia. it happened as they were rushing a teenaged shooting victim

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

prosecutors allege that kauffman's co-defendant, ferdinand augello, plotted to have him killed to avoideing implicated. they're chargedn the murder in 2012 of radio host april kauffman. the doctor hired a hit man to kill her to keep her from divorcing him and poexzing an illegal drug gang he was running with the pagans motorcycle gang. >>> and now to a story that was breaking news yesterday morning. a suspect is dead, and people in a sicklerville neighborhood are feeling relieved after a standoff between police and that man who was barricaded. [ gunfire ] >> oh, my god. >> the neighbors captured tense moments on their cell phones yesterday. it began 8:00 on wednesday night in sicklerville. a man fired at an armored police truck. 13 hours later, officers knocked down the door and went inside, where they found the suspect dead. a woman was unharmed. >>> a bucks county woman is charged with leaving this. -- leaving this backpack stuffed with marijuana outside the middle school last month. she pleaded guilty and is facing several drugs charges. nchlt>>> three days after california's devasta

. >> and ferdinand augello in court today. investigators say with kauffman they hired francis mulholland to shoot and kill kauffman in the family home and a member of the pagans tried to have kauffman killed in jail fearing he would flip. >> every time is he out he attempts to murder people. >> and they allegedly ran the operation with six others, two of them joseph mulholland and chapman had their hearing today and both could be released. >> the investigation continues. to this day. so you know as far as any other charges that come down in the future -- >> james kauffman has been in jail since june after allegedly pulling a weapon on police when they went to serve search warrants at his office and is now at a different facility for his own protection. annie mccormiccormick, channel "action news." >>> and now prosecutors are getting ready for the second sex abuse trial against bill cosby. and they want to call 19 accusers to testify against him and they want to show prior bad acts spanning 50 years and his last trial ended in