Two men were indicted Thursday by a Somerset County grand jury on charges of murdering a Franklin Township man and then taking the body to Brooklyn.
Daniel Matthews, 44, of Brooklyn, and Andrew Mumby, 47, of New Brunswick, are both facing multiple charges in the killing of Artis Young, 46, in the township on Dec. 29.
Both were indicted on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery, second-degree conspiracy to disturb human remains, second-degree disturbing human remains, and two counts of third-degree hindering apprehension.
The two remain lodged in Somerset County Jail pending trial.
The case began in the late afternoon of Dec. 30 when township police received a missing persons report from a family member about Young.
The family told police Young was last seen the previous day. Franklin detectives then discovered that Young was planning to meet Matthews in the township.
The case took a twist when an unidentified man was found dead in Brooklyn in the early morning hours of Dec. 30. New York authorities identified the man as Young.