Washington Man To Stand Trial In Nottingham Killing

A Washington man faced his preliminary hearing Thursday for his alleged role in the killing of a Nottingham Township man and had all charges held for court without a hearing. William Slider, 34 is accused of killing 69 year old Richard Morse in his Mingo Park Estates home.  According to the criminal complaint, state police were alerted by a concerned neighbor that found Morse deceased in his home on the afternoon of March 8. The coroner was called and pronounced Morse dead shortly after midnight on March 9. Pennsylvania State Police determined that Slider struck Morse in the head with a blunt object, killing him, between 6:00 AM and 11:30 AM on March 6. Slider is facing felony criminal homicide, aggravated assault and robbery charges along with several other misdemeanor and summary charges. He remains in the Washington County Jail without bond.