DURHAM, N.C. — The leader of a North Carolina religious cult on Monday pleaded guilty to murdering a 28-year-old woman and a four-year-old boy who he thought was gay.
Peter Lucas Moses, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jadon Higganbothan, 4, and Antoinetta Yvonne McKoy, 28, reported WRAL-TV.
Peter Lucas Moses (left), and Jadon Higganbothan
Prosecutors had planned to seek the death penalty against Moses, but they agreed to a sentence of life in prison without parole if he cooperates with investigators and testifies against other members of the sect. He will be sentenced after their trials.
The case dates to October 2010, when — according to prosecutors — Moses became concerned that Jadon had touched one of his sons inappropriately, and they said that he took Jadon to the garage and shot him.
Moses also allegedly ordered that McKoy be killed two months later when he learned she couldn’t have children and wanted to leave the group. Prosecutors said she was forced back inside the house as she tried to run away and was later killed in a bathroom.
Three women, including Jadon’s mother, Vania Rae Sisk, 25, — who counted themselves as Moses’ “wives or common-law wives” and called him “Lord” — are also charged in connection with the two slayings.
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I don’t… I don’t even have the words to describe how appalled I am…
what is this? Red State?
what… the fuck…
sick a$$hole
A 4 year old? Can you even know if you’re gay at 4?! God… I don’t know what to say…
WTH!!!!
Say what? …
sickening
I have no words….people r sick….lets hope he is put away for life,I would life 2 see the death penalty come back but I would be happy if this guy gets life.
what a pos the kid had not even bin old enought to know gay or straight ,,,,HOPE BUBBA RAPS YOUR ASS AND TURNS YOU GAY YOU POS
Disgusting. Even more disgusting, is the fact that the death penalty has been completely thrown out, as long as he cooperates with investigators. Gotta love the USA. >.<
ah..religion..the RIGHT to murder main abuse ANYONE YOU deem not follwoing YOUR ideas….totally SICK
Seriously. Do we not have one spot on this planet big enough and isolated enough to just dump all this waste of flesh to destroy one another? Just let them do what the do best but to each other rather than innocent people? It makes me ill. Such a shame.
A kid don’t evan know the meaning of gay at that age :|
Sadly it’s going to get worse before it gets better. Prepare for it.
Smh…rly?!
okay
crazy is AND crazy does
They called the murderer “Lord.” A man who used to live where I do was given the 1st name of “Lord” by his parents. He was homophobic, too.
He’s dead either way. Do y’all know what they do to guys like him in prison?
What the fuck..
This is just one example of what comes from not addressing homophobia. People can scream about religious freedom all they like, but the one thing they tend to forget is that no freedom, religious or otherwise, is allowed to intrude on the rights of others!
wtf
STRING HIM UP …THE SICK BASTARD
Disgusting! I want nothing to due with religion if most of them think and feel like this in some way, extreme or lightly; either way it’s hateful and a crime non-the-less. Pure Disgust.
Sick fuck. I’m also guessing by the statement towards the end of the article that his mother considered herself one of his ‘wives ‘ that he was screwing his mom. Yep, and gay people are what’s wrong with society all right. *Sarcasm *
This is so fucked up
I mean, even at like 1 year old people are sexual. it’s just human nature. if the kid was doing something that resembled a homosexual act, it doesn’t make him gay! a Child that age can’t comprehend sexual preference..
He should be given the death penalty regardless of information he gives the police. the woman or child had no chance to bargain for their lives.
Glad to know he’ll be somebody’s bitch in prison….
Fucking unbelievable.
wtf ! really?
What the hell!?!? It’s a child
WTF!
Wtf
ugh, my god.
A 4 year old???
no words only sadness this world is so close to ending!
Disgusting
Sick bastard!
Who does crap like this??? OMG!!! I feel so bad for the boy and his family, an what they must be going through. So sad to know that there are people like that out there.