Greenville, Pa. man charged in February killing

MERCER, Pa. —A 52-year-old Greenville man is charged with first degree murder in the death of a 60-year-old Hempfield Township man.

Michael V. Matter, whose last known address is 40 Maple Road, Greenville, was charged Thursday, said Mercer County District Attorney Robert G. Kochems.

Matter was already in the Mercer County jail on another charge — a parole violation, Kochems said. He remains in jail, now without bond. A preliminary hearing is set for 9:45 a.m. May 8 in the District Justice office of William Fagely in Greenville.

Kochems said his office does not plan to seek the death penalty at this time. If convicted, Matter faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

Howard Urquhart was reported missing by his daughter, Jennifer, on Jan. 17, says an affidavit of probable cause on file with the district justice’s office.

He was last seen leaving his job at Cattron Inc. at Sharpsville shortly after 5 p.m. Jan. 15.

On Feb. 20, search teams acting on a tip found Urquhart’s frozen body in a wooded area off Bandy Road in Greene Township.

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