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Man who victim’s girlfriend met at narcotics anonymous is charged with killing Michigan news anchor – Suspect Arthur Williamson, 55, would visit victim’s girlfriend four times a week, during the day, as he slept

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Man charged with killing Michigan overnight news anchor would visit his victim&&num;8217&semi;s girlfriend four times a week during the day as he slept <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>&&num;8216&semi;Family friend&&num;8217&semi; <strong>Arthur Williamson&comma; 55&comma; has been charged with the murder of Jim Matthews after attacking him in his own home in Michigan<&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Matthews&comma; 57&comma; was found dead at his home in Michigan after allegedly being beaten to death by Arthur Williamson&comma; who was known to his girlfriend <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Neighbors report that Williamson visited the house up to four times a week as police say there are no signs of breaking and entering <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>The exact nature of relationship between veteran broadcaster Mathews and Williamson remain unclear&comma; but the ex-con reportedly met Mathews&comma; girlfriend Nichole Guertin at a narcotics anonymous meeting and struck up a friendship<&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong><strong>Nichole Guertin&comma; 35&comma;<&sol;strong><&sol;strong> M<strong>atthews&&num;8217&semi; on-off girlfriend managed to escape the house despite being bound&comma; gagged and stabbed multiple times <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The <strong>couple&&num;8217&semi;s 10-year-old <&sol;strong> Hunter&comma; was found beaten and tied up in a closet <strong>with severe head trauma and life altering injurie<&sol;strong> <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>It is believed he tried to fight off Williamson when his father was attacked <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>The youngest victim&comma; 5-year-old Rosie Mathews was also injured but in stable condition<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Williamson was revived with Narcan after responding officers found in the couple&&num;8217&semi;s basement overdosing on heroin&comma; with self-inflicted wounds<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;302626&semi;font-size&colon;14px"><strong>Williamson with seven felony charges&comma; including first-degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to murder<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-image">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"alignleft size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Arthur-Williamson-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418257" width&equals;"178" height&equals;"179"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Arthur Williamson is charged with the murder of Jim Matthews in the victim&&num;8217&semi;s Michigan home<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The man charged with killing Michigan overnight news anchor Jim Matthews&comma; 57&comma; visited the victim&&num;8217&semi;s girlfriend up to four times a week while the newscaster slept after his night shift&comma; neighbors say&period; <br>The alleged killer Arthur Williamson&comma; 55&comma; who was known to the home owners&comma; was charged with the murder of Matthews after he allegedly beat him to death on Friday before stabbing Nichole Guertin&comma; the homeowner&&num;8217&semi;s 35-year-old girlfriend and mother of his two children&comma; multiple times <br>Not spared&comma; Hank the couple&&num;8217&semi;s 10-year-old son was found with severe head trauma and life altering injuries&period; 5-year-old Rosie Mathews was also injured but in stable condition&period; <br>Responding officers who revived Williamson with Narcan after the found the suspect in the basement of the home overdosing on heroin after the attacks&period; He had self-inflicted injuries&comma; police reported&period; <br>Making his court appearance on Monday&comma; the alleged killer was facing seven felony charges&comma; including first-degree murder&comma; felony murder&comma; two counts of assault with intent to murder and three counts of unlawful imprisonment&period; Williamson who entered a not guilty plea did not speak during the short hearing&period; Bond was not set and he is currently held without bond&period; <br>State records indicate Williamson had a lengthy criminal history dating back 30 years with convictions on charges of kidnapping and assault among others&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Jim-Matthews-with-his-on-off-girlfriend-Nichole-Guertin-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418258" width&equals;"841" height&equals;"694"&sol;><figcaption><strong>News anchor Jim Matthews&comma; 57&comma; was killed at his home in Michigan&comma; and his &&num;8216&semi;on-off&&num;8217&semi; girlfriend Nichole Guertin was stabbed multiple times in the incident&period; She survived but is listed in critical condition <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>While the relationship between Williamson and Matthews&comma; who worked for WWJ NewsRadio 950&comma; remains unclear&comma; neighbors said the man is known to visit the household up to four times a week while Matthews slept after returning from his overnight shifts&period; <br>Chesterfield Township Police believe Williamson arrived at the house on Friday &&num;8216&semi;sometime in the middle of the night&&num;8217&semi; before he ambushed Matthews when he arrived home around 6&period;30am&period; <br>ME reports ruled that Jim Matthews died of blunt force trauma to the head&comma; apparently from what the Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido called a &&num;8216&semi;hammer attack&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>There were no signs of breaking and entering and said Williamson was not an &&num;8216&semi;unwanted guest&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Lucido said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Arthur-Williamson-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418259" width&equals;"840" height&equals;"472"&sol;><figcaption><strong>The exact nature of relationship between veteran broadcaster Mathews and Williamson remain unclear&period; The ex-con reportedly met Guertin at a narcotics anonymous meeting and struck up a friendship<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Hank-Matthews-and-Chloe-Matthews-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418262" width&equals;"841" height&equals;"455"&sol;><figcaption><strong>The couples two children&comma; Hunter&comma; 10&comma; and 5-year-old Rosie both were hospitalized with varying levels following the murder of their father and knife attack on their mother&period; Hunter who is believed to have tried to stop his dad from being attacked was left for dead i a closet<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Nichole Guertin&comma; 35&comma; the owner&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;on-off girlfriend&&num;8217&semi; and the mother of his children had managed to escape the property despite being stabbed multiple times as well as gagged and bound&period; <br>She fled with their five-year-old daughter&comma; Rosie&comma; who was not seriously injured&comma; and managed to flag down a car after collapsing in a nearby parking lot&period;<br>Their son Hunter&comma; 10&comma; was beaten&comma; hit with a hammer and bound before being thrown into a closet after the incident&period;<br>He was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and had to undergo brain and ear surgery after bravely trying to fight his father&&num;8217&semi;s killer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Jim-Matthews-and-Nichole-Guertins-home-in-Chesterfield-Township-Michigan-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418099" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"450"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Police revived Williamson with Narcan after they found him overdosing on heroin and suffering from self-inflicted wounds in the basement of the family&&num;8217&semi;s home &lbrack;photo&rsqb; in Chester Township&comma; near Detroit&comma; after he bludgeoned the home owner to death with a hammer<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Jim-Matthews-5&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418263" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"823"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Victim&colon; Jim Matthews&comma; who also went by Jim Nicolai&comma; was reportedly found in a scene worse than &&num;8216&semi;a horror movie&&num;8217&semi; by his brother Joe Nicolai&comma; inside his own home on Friday<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gofundme&period;com&sol;f&sol;helping-some-kids&quest;qid&equals;f3def43eaecb4a7ee70118be875432bd">GoFundMe <&sol;a>page confirmed that Hunter underwent successful surgery on his neck and can now move both sides of his body&period; The appeal which was created to help &&num;8216&semi;these two kids&comma;&&num;8217&semi; has raised over &dollar;16&comma;000 of the &dollar;25&comma;000 goal<br>&&num;8216&semi;They have been through so much and I feel like the least I can do is create something that helps them adapt to what comes after this tragedy&comma;&&num;8217&semi; wrote the children&&num;8217&semi;s aunt&comma; Ashley Quigley&period;  <br>Nicole is in stable condition but is being held for observation&comma; Chesterfield Police Chief Brian Bassett said&period;<br>Police discovered Williamson overdosing on heroin and suffering from self-inflicted wounds in the basement of the family home&period;<br>The 55-year-old was resuscitated by officials before being rushed to hospital and was then taken into police custody at Macomb County Jail&period;<br>For Pammy Healy&comma; the children&&num;8217&semi;s aunt&colon; &&num;8216&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s someone that Nicole knew&period; I know that he knew Nicole pretty well&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s really disturbing&period;&&num;8217&semi; She said the family were in shock and were trying to get ready for when the children returned home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Jim-Matthews-and-Nichole-Guertins-home-in-Chesterfield-Township-Michigan-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418105" width&equals;"838" height&equals;"452"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Their son Hunter was  discovered by officers critically injured&comma; stuffed into a closet&comma; after being hit with a hammer when he tried to stop the man attacking his father<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Joe Nicolai&comma; who believes his brother&&num;8217&semi;s girlfriend&comma; Nichole Guertin was manipulated by Williamson said she was &&num;8216&semi;very naïve&&num;8217&semi;&period;<br>Matthews&comma; who also went by Nicolai&comma; was reportedly found in a scene worse than &&num;8216&semi;a horror movie&&num;8217&semi; by his brother Joe Nicolai&comma; who lives next door and &&num;8216&semi;dropped everything&&num;8217&semi; when he heard of the attack&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;It’s not even something you’d see in a horror movie&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Nicolai told news station WXYZ&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;Nichole&comma; my brother’s girlfriend&comma; was laying out in the parking lot and was duck-taped and bleeding so my wife went out to hold her hand&comma;&&num;8217&semi; he said&period;  <br>Nicolai revealed that Williamson and his brother&&num;8217&semi;s girlfriend Nichole Guertin became friends after meeting at a narcotics anonymous meeting in a nearby church&comma; adding that he had seen Williamson come and go into his brother’s home on several occasions&period;<br> &OpenCurlyQuote;I don’t know exactly what business he has there with them&period; All I know is that he met Nichole at a NA meeting&comma; I’d never heard him mentioned and I live across the street&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Nicolai said<br>&OpenCurlyQuote;I have seen him a couple of times leave and go into the place&period; He is a demon sent straight from hell&period;&OpenCurlyQuote;He should have been institutionalized years ago – he shouldn’t have been allowed out&period;’<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Jim-Matthews-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418091" width&equals;"840" height&equals;"633"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Family members say that the alleged killer was indeed invited into the house and knew Guertin&comma; Matthews girlfriend&comma; &&num;8216&semi;very well&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The victim&&num;8217&semi;s brother is worried his girlfriend&comma; Guertin&comma; was manipulated by Williamson and called the woman &&num;8216&semi;very naïve and said she &&num;8216&semi;wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t hurt a fly&comma; always means well&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br>The neighborhood was put on lockdown Friday as well as the school across the street where Matthews&&num;8217&semi; children attend&comma; Nicolai said&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;He loved taking care of his kids&comma; he loved being on the radio&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Nicolai said of his brother&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;He used to play radio when he was a kid&period; He would play DJ&comma; that was his passion&period; he was a really amazing person&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>When quizzed on the motive behind the attack&comma; Nicolai said &&num;8216&semi;there is no motive&comma; I don’t know why he was in the house&period; I talked to the lead investigator&comma; and my brother probably came home to this&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;Nichole-Guertin-with-her-children-Chloe-and-Hunter-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-418094" width&equals;"838" height&equals;"814"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Mathew&&num;8217&semi;s relatives revealed that the suspect was introduced to the family victim&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;gullible&&num;8217&semi; girlfriend&comma; Nichole Guertin&comma; seen &lbrack;photo&rsqb; with her children&period; His brother who believes Guertin was manipulated by Williamson described her as &&num;8216&semi;very naïve&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Nicolai said his 10-year-old nephew tried to fight his alleged killer before being beaten and bound&colon; &&num;8216&semi;I believe that Hunter the 10-year-old was trying to fight off this man that was attacking and trying to kill his father&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>Unfortunately&comma; he said &&num;8216&semi;Hunter has sustained many wounds to his face and head and may be scarred&period;&&num;8217&semi;<br>Colleagues of the news anchor were forced to report on the death of the late journalist&comma; who spent nearly seven years as the radio station&&num;8217&semi;s overnight news anchor&period;<br>Journalist Jackie Page reported the breaking incident to thousands of listeners&comma; saying&colon; &&num;8216&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s very difficult to report&period; Our overnight news anchor Jim Matthews was killed this afternoon in Chesterfield Township&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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