A man who killed his girlfriend after claiming she "sicced the demons" on him is expected to serve more than two decades in prison under a plea deal with prosecutors.
Daniel Torres Jr., 42, pleaded guilty to counts of aggravated manslaughter and animal cruelty before Superior Court Judge Janetta D. Marbrey.
He admitted to an emergency dispatcher killing his girlfriend, 31-year-old Jennifer Beer, on Aug. 13. 2017 at their home.
The plea agreement, negotiated by Administrative Assistant Prosecutor Stacey Geurds, calls for Torres to serve 20 years for manslaughter and a consecutive 3-year bid for animal cruelty for killing one of the two dogs in the apartment.
The pet had a “very large laceration to the neck,” according to court documents, which indicated officers recovered a rifle and handgun while serving a search warrant.
Torres' deal is subject to the No Early Release Act, meaning he must serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole, prosecutors said.
Officers heard a gunshot on the second floor after arriving at the couples apartment.
Cops forced their way into the home and found Torres inside the home.
While Torres was detained, authorities found Beer's lifeless body on the bedroom floor. She had been shot multiple times, prosecutors said, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A dead dog was also in the bedroom near Beer's body.
According to a 911 tape obtained by The Trentonian, Torres claimed he acted in self-defense after Beer unleashed demons on him.
“I killed my girlfriend. I killed her because she sicced the demons on me,” Torres told the dispatcher. “I got proof. I got evidence. I’m very afraid. I got a dog.”
The nine-minute and 30-second call provided a peek into Torres' mindset the day that he killed Beers.
Torres told the dispatcher he was armed with two guns and wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest.
He tried negotiating with the emergency dispatcher for assurances that police would not attempt to kill him and would accept his evidence of self-defense.
“You need to promise me that I’ll be safe or if not, I’ll just f---ing end myself and start a f---ing war, because that’s what they want,” Torres demands during the 9-1-1 call with the emergency dispatcher. “Being demonized. You need to promise me that somebody will come up here and talk to me and see what I have. I’m not going to hurt nobody.”
Torres claimed video footage and handwritten letters would help him prove self-defense against “demonic attacks.”
“Sir, if this evidence gets lost. I’m gonna beat this case,” Torres says, his thoughts disjointed. “I need to show that I…”
“OK,” the dispatcher told Torres. “I will help you. I want to help you. OK, listen, I want to help you. I promise you, I will not hurt you. No one will hurt you. I just need to know where you are. Give me your address and I promise you we will get the evidence on the demons and all the photos. I just need to know, where are you?"
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Daniel Torres Jr., 42, pleaded guilty to counts of aggravated manslaughter and animal cruelty before Superior Court Judge Janetta D. Marbrey.
He admitted to an emergency dispatcher killing his girlfriend, 31-year-old Jennifer Beer, on Aug. 13. 2017 at their home.
The plea agreement, negotiated by Administrative Assistant Prosecutor Stacey Geurds, calls for Torres to serve 20 years for manslaughter and a consecutive 3-year bid for animal cruelty for killing one of the two dogs in the apartment.
The pet had a “very large laceration to the neck,” according to court documents, which indicated officers recovered a rifle and handgun while serving a search warrant.
Torres' deal is subject to the No Early Release Act, meaning he must serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole, prosecutors said.
Officers heard a gunshot on the second floor after arriving at the couples apartment.
Cops forced their way into the home and found Torres inside the home.
While Torres was detained, authorities found Beer's lifeless body on the bedroom floor. She had been shot multiple times, prosecutors said, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A dead dog was also in the bedroom near Beer's body.
According to a 911 tape obtained by The Trentonian, Torres claimed he acted in self-defense after Beer unleashed demons on him.
“I killed my girlfriend. I killed her because she sicced the demons on me,” Torres told the dispatcher. “I got proof. I got evidence. I’m very afraid. I got a dog.”
The nine-minute and 30-second call provided a peek into Torres' mindset the day that he killed Beers.
Torres told the dispatcher he was armed with two guns and wearing a helmet and bulletproof vest.
He tried negotiating with the emergency dispatcher for assurances that police would not attempt to kill him and would accept his evidence of self-defense.
“You need to promise me that I’ll be safe or if not, I’ll just f---ing end myself and start a f---ing war, because that’s what they want,” Torres demands during the 9-1-1 call with the emergency dispatcher. “Being demonized. You need to promise me that somebody will come up here and talk to me and see what I have. I’m not going to hurt nobody.”
Torres claimed video footage and handwritten letters would help him prove self-defense against “demonic attacks.”
“Sir, if this evidence gets lost. I’m gonna beat this case,” Torres says, his thoughts disjointed. “I need to show that I…”
“OK,” the dispatcher told Torres. “I will help you. I want to help you. OK, listen, I want to help you. I promise you, I will not hurt you. No one will hurt you. I just need to know where you are. Give me your address and I promise you we will get the evidence on the demons and all the photos. I just need to know, where are you?"
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