Tierra Morgan Glover, 2, was wearing a “Daddy’s Little Girl” chain the day her father, Arthur Morgan III threw her over a bridge, strapped in her car seat.
Morgan, 29, was found guilty of murder, with no chance of parole earlier this week for pre-meditating the demise of his toddler. After he learned his fate, he smiled and smirked while being handcuffed, and visibly winked at prosecutors upon exiting the court room.
The unapologetic father fled to San Diego in November 2011 after he strapped Tierra to her pink car seat, added a five pound car jack to weigh it down, and tossed her over a New Jersey bridge. According to his confession, he heard her cries as he drove away to a liquor store. He was caught on the store’s surveillance tape with friend, unbothered, purchasing a half pint of rum. He was caught eight days later by authorities in Southern California.
His jealous rage at ex-girlfriend Imani Benton sparked his unthinkable decision. Benton’s refusal to take him back, his belief she had a new boyfriend and her denying him visitation because he was homeless and unemployed all tied into his motive for revenge.
The toddlers lifeless body was found partially submerged in a stream, with her black and purple shoe peeking from the water. The medical examiner concluded the helpless child remained alive for at least minutes after being thrown over, breathing in water until her lungs filled.