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Report: NJ Man Admits Suffocating Girlfriend's Mom -- Days After Saying He Found Her Dead
A Sussex County man was accused of suffocating his girlfriend's mom to death just 11 days after telling authorities he found her dead, according to a recent report.
Nicholas J. Powers was arrested last Thursday after admitting he used a pillow to suffocate Patricia Owen, 64, as she slept, the NJ Herald reports.
Police were notified of Owen's death on May 17, although Powers was only arrested after telling his girlfriend, Kimberly Owen, and several other individuals he committed the crime, the article says.
Powers, a 2014 Hopatcong High School graduate, initially told police Owen and her da…