{"id":62803,"date":"2023-04-20T16:54:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/detroit-area-man-pleads-no-contest-to-killing-news-anchor-62803"},"modified":"2023-04-20T16:54:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:54:37","slug":"detroit-area-man-pleads-no-contest-to-killing-news-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/detroit-area-man-pleads-no-contest-to-killing-news-anchor-62803","title":{"rendered":"Detroit-area man pleads no contest to killing news anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/detroit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit-area man<\/a> has pleaded no contest to first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder and unlawful imprisonment in the killing of a radio news anchor and an attack on his family.<\/p>\n<p>Arthur Williamson&#8217;s plea was made Thursday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/judiciary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macomb County Circuit Court<\/a> in Mount Clemens, the county prosecutor&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/detroit-news-anchor-killed-family-wounded-failed-murder-suicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DETROIT NEWS ANCHOR KILLED, FAMILY WOUNDED IN FAILED MURDER-SUICIDE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is used as such at sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>WWJ-AM overnight anchor Jim Matthews was found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bludgeoned with a hammer<\/a> in September in Chesterfield Township, northeast of Detroit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/detroit-man-accused-murdering-radio-news-anchor-injuring-others-welcomed-home-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DETROIT MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING RADIO NEWS ANCHOR AND INJURING OTHERS WAS &#8216;WELCOMED&#8217; INTO HOME BEFORE ATTACK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Authorities have said Williamson, of Pontiac, was a friend of Matthews\u2019 girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Matthews&#8217; girlfriend and the couple&#8217;s 10-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter were injured. 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