Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau's funeral will be broadcast on Monday
Full details from the Blue Jackets.
This just in, the Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that a memorial will be held on Monday, September 9th at 12pm local time to celebrate the lives of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau.
Attendance is limited to close friends and family, but the team has made the memorial available for live streaming on their website.
From the Blue Jackets:
A memorial service for family and close friends of John and Matthew Gaudreau will be held on Monday, September 9 at 12 p.m. ET. Given the outpouring of love and number of people wishing to honor the lives of John and Matthew, a live stream of the service will be available at www.nhl.com/bluejackets.
Contributions in both John and Matthew’s memory may be made to the John & Matthew Gaudreau Foundation c/o Lewis Gross, Sports Professional Management Inc. 560 Sylvan Ave., Suite 3070, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. 07632
The family remains grateful for the expressions of love and support they have received and ask for continued respect and privacy at this time.
Read below for our earlier published report on Johnny's and Matthew's accused killer Sean Higgins.
Sean Higgins, the New Jersey man accused of killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau last week, will remain in Salem County Jail until at least Friday, Sept 13th.
Higgins was in court today for a pretrial hearing where Superior Court judge Michael Silvanio agreed with defense and prosecution that both sides need additional time to file documents, exhibits and legal briefs. Since the court missed considerable time due to the Labor Day holiday, the judge extended the hearing period for six extra days, ending Friday Sept 13th.
So... Higgins will remain in jail. For now...
He has yet to be offered bail.
Higgins was present at today's hearing, wearing a bright orange jail jumpsuit. He only spoke to acknowledge the judge at the beginning of proceedings.
Read below for our earlier report on Higgins and the shocking discovery of his background and employment.
According to a repot from CNN, Sean Higgins, the New Jersey man accused of killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau while driving drunk, has been removed from his position by his employer Gaudenzia.
The sickening thing? Higgins, who admitted to having '5 or 6 beers' prior to driving, worked at an alcohol and addiction treatment center. By their own account Gaudenzia is one of the largest nonprofit substance and co-occurring disorders treatment centers in the USA with 51 locations on the east coast. Higgins reportedly worked directly with patients seeking to overcome their addictions. It's almost cliche for me to point out the dark irony in this all...
CNN also reports that Higgins was an active member of New Jersey's National Guard and served time with the US Army in Kosovo in 2019. He was promoted to Major during his stint in the developing country.
