Haddon Township, NEW JERSEY — A grand jury returned an indictment today charging David Creato, Jr., 22, with first-degree murder and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child in the death of 3-year-old Brendan Creato.
Brendan was reported missing from his residence on the 100 block of Cooper Street by a family member at approximately 6 a.m. on October 13, 2015. A K-9 unit tracked the child to a wooded area off South Park Drive in Haddon Township, where he was found deceased shortly before 9 a.m. on October 13, 2015.
David Creato, Jr. was taken into custody at approximately 2:15 p.m. today in Washington Township. He is being held at the Camden County Jail.
A motive of cause of death was not released.
An arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Edward J. McBride, Jr. at the Camden County Hall of Justice.
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