Son, another man charged in NJ father's deadly beating
Left to right: Mark Austin, 28, and Jeray Melton, 27, were charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the fatal beating of a New Jersey man.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Authorities have charged a son and another man with conspiracy to commit murder in the fatal beating of a Brick Township man.
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office say authorities arrested 28-year-old Mark Austin of Brick and 27-year-old Jeray Melton of Salem City.
Austin's father, 55-year-old Mark Austin, was found beaten to death in his Bricktown home on Sept. 7. Officials did not disclose a motive.
The suspects are held in the county jail pending a detention hearing. It is not known if they have retained lawyers.