'He was our gentle giant.' Family and friends of Jonathan Morris Jr. gathered Saturday night to light candles and remember the Bridgeton man whose 6-foot-6 stature was just as big as his heart. ARobertsCBS reports.
earlier this week gathered for a candlelight vigil in his honor. Twenty-three-year-old Jonathan Morris Jr. of Bridgeton was reported missing on Jan. 28.Man Arrested, Charged With First-Degree Murder In Connection To Death Of Man, Dog Inside Evesham Township Apartment ComplexFamily and friends of Morris gathered Saturday night to light candles and remember the Bridgeton man whose 6-foot-6 stature was just as big as his heart.
“One of the coaches said they used to have to bribe him with money and pizza to tackle out here because he didn’t want to tackle, he was very sweet, very sweet,” Pernell said. On Monday, New Jersey State Police found Morris’ snow-covered body along Archie Platt Road after he was reported missing and his Gray 2012 BMW was found the Friday prior., shot Morris and discarded his body, although they have not given a motiveMorris’s mom and dad addressed the crowd of several hundred people who braved the frigid temperatures to pay their respects on Saturday.Stephanie Pernell also thanked the people who searched for her son after he was reported missing.