October 28, 2009
Slain Priest Told Principal He Might Fire Easton Janitor Over Background Check, Records Say
EASTON, PA -- The day before his murder, the Rev. Edward Hinds told a school principal he might have to fire janitor Jose Feliciano over a missing background check. Feliciano, an Easton resident, is now charged with stabbing the priest to death. Hinds, 61, pastor at St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Chatham, N.J., on Oct. 21 told Marianne Hobbie, principal of St. Patrick’s Catholic School, he may “let go” Feliciano because his employment record indicated he hadn’t passed a background check. A check mark was missing, Hinds told Hobbie, according to court records filed this afternoon at district court in Wind Gap. Hobbie told police Hinds provided no further information.Click Here For The Full Story......