Man responsible for New Year’s Amber Alert charged with first-degree murder

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The father of the three Burtonsville children who were the subject of a New Year’s Day Amber Alert has been charged with killing the youngsters’ mother in Montgomery County’s first documented homicide of 2007, according to law enforcement.

Montgomery County police arrested Kelechi Charles Emeruwa following a brief chase Monday night.

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