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UPDATE: Second Defendant Pleads Not Guilty In Eastport Home Invasion Murder

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Paul Batterson Jr.

Paul Batterson Jr.

of East Moriches

of East Moriches

pleaded not guilty to felony murder and assault charges in connection with a fatal Eastport home invasion on Thursday.

pleaded not guilty to felony murder and assault charges in connection with a fatal Eastport home invasion on Thursday.

authorCarol Moran on Jan 30, 2014
UPDATE: 2:50 p.m. Matthew D. Rooney, 22, of East Moriches pleaded not guilty to a single count of second-degree murder and first-degree assault before Judge Ambro on Thursday afternoon and... more

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