Morris to remain behind bars in murder case

Judge orders Warren man, 21, held at ACI

By Ted Hayes
Posted 5/3/18

Murder suspect Owen Morris, 21, of Warren, will remain held without bail at the ACI for the foreseeable future, following a bail hearing earlier this week in Rhode Island Superior Court.

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Morris to remain behind bars in murder case

Judge orders Warren man, 21, held at ACI

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Murder suspect Owen Morris, 21, of Warren, will remain held without bail at the ACI for the foreseeable future, following a bail hearing earlier this week in Rhode Island Superior Court.

Mr. Morris, who is accused of stabbing to death his former chiropractor, Dr. Clive Bridgham, in January, was ordered held without bail by Judge Luis Matos. Mr. Owen's attorney, Jason Knight, said he doesn't expect to see any developments in his client's case until a grand jury returns an indictment, as he said he expects one will. It is also possible that a grand jury will decline to indict, he said.

Under state law, a grand jury has six months in a case like this to either return an indictment or decline to indict. That means that the state will have to make some decision on the case by mid-July.

"We don't know" exactly when the grand jury will report back, Mr. Knight said.

Police arrested Mr. Morris, of Cole Street, on Monday, Jan. 22, just under two weeks after Dr. Bridgham, his former chiropractor, was found dead in his East Providence home. Authorities had been called there by a concerned friend.

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