4 Teens Arraigned In Mont Vernon Killing
Autopsy Results Released On Kimberly Cates
POSTED: 7:01 am EDT October 6, 2009
UPDATED: 12:08 pm EDT October 6, 2009
MONT VERNON, N.H. — Prosecutors said Tuesday that two teens arrested in connection with the death of a Mont Vernon woman used a knife and machete to kill her and seriously injure her daughter.
Christopher Gribble
Steven Spader, Christopher Gribble, William Marks and Quinn Glover were arraigned Tuesday at Milford District Court in connection with the death of Kimberly Cates and injuries to her 11-year-old daughter.
In court, investigators said they believe Spader, 17, drove the other three to the house with the intent to rob it. Officials said Spader was armed with a machete and Gribble, 19, was armed with a knife.
Steven Spader
Spader is accused of hitting Cates with the machete, while Gribble is accused of stabbing her with a knife. Investigators said Spader also struck the girl with the machete.
Senior Assistant Attorney General Will Delker said Cates’ home was chosen because it was on an isolated road. He said that Cates was stabbed to death in her bed, while her daughter was seriously injured and had to undergo surgery.
William Marks
Spader and Gribble were charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder in connection with the attack on the girl, and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Marks, 18, and Glover, 17, were charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary and armed robbery.
Quinn Glover
The four stood silently during their separate arraignments, speaking only to enter not guilty pleas to possession of marijuana charges or, in the case of Spader and Marks, to state they would seek a court-appointed lawyer.
No pleas on the felonies were entered for any of the teens, pending a probable cause hearing on Oct. 20. No bail was allowed for Spader and Gribble. The state requested $500,000 bail for Marks and Glover.
An autopsy was performed on Cates by Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Jennie Duval on Monday. Duval determined that the cause of death was multiple sharp injuries to the head, torso, left arm, and left leg. She concluded that the death was a homicide.
The New Hampshire State Police Major Crime Unit, in conjunction with the Mont Vernon, Milford, and other area police departments, are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the crimes.
School officials in the Brookline/Hollis district said Spader dropped out of school last year and got his degree. Officials believe Gribble was home-schooled because he was not a student in the district.
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NO accessory charges for two of them? Hmmm...