A Topeka, Kansas man made his initial appearance Thursday on
an indictment charging him with murdering a woman on board a cruise ship in
January 2018. Assistant Attorney
General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,
U.S. Attorney Stephen R. McAllister of the District of Kansas and Special Agent
in Charge Charles P. Spencer of the FBI Jacksonville, Florida Field Office made
the announcement.
Eric Newman, 53, was charged with murder in the second
degree. The initial appearance was held
before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ross A. Walters.
The indictment alleges that on or about Jan. 19, Newman was
travelling on board the Carnival Elation, a foreign vessel registered in
Panama, on a voyage with both a scheduled departure from and arrival in Jacksonville,
Florida. During the voyage, Newman is
alleged to have killed Tamara Tucker, 50, of Lawson, Missouri.
A detention hearing is scheduled for Sept. 12.
An indictment is merely an allegation. The defendant is presumed innocent until
proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Jacksonville
Field Office with the assistance of the FBI Topeka Field Office. The case is being prosecuted by Trial
Attorney Rami S. Badawy of the Criminal Division’s Human Rights and Special
Prosecutions Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine E. Kenney of the
District of Kansas.
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