Black Juvenile Charged in Murder of White Elementary School Teacher

Penn Live
December 18, 2014

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Nicole Mathewson was found dead Monday morning at a residence in Lancaster.

A 16-year-old has been charged in connection with the homicide of a Lancaster County teacher.

Marcus Anthony Rutter, of the 700 block of East Marion Street, Lancaster, is charged with criminal homicide, burglary, conspiracy and robbery, said Lancaster City police Lt. Todd Umstead. Rutter was taken into custody around 10 p.m. Monday a block from his home, police said.

He is a suspect in the killing of Nicole R. Mathewson, 32, a sixth-grade teacher at Brownstown Elementary School. The school is part of the Conestoga Valley School District.

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Marcus Anthony Rutter has been charged in connection with killing the teacher.

Police announced they are still investigating Mathewson’s killing. They are looking to determine whether other people were involved in the crime.

Lancaster City police were called around 9:10 a.m. Monday to the 700 block of North Franklin Street for a report of an unresponsive female. Mathewson was found in the home with what appeared to be visible traumatic injuries, police said.

Her Mazda sedan was also missing at the time. Police said Tuesday morning the vehicle has been recovered.

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He was trying to burgle her home and ended up killing her.