A 49-year-old from Royersford has been charged with murder and related charges after, allegedly, kidnapping and killing a co-worker in 2021.
Investigators in Bucks County have announced charges against Michael Allen Stark, 49, for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and murder of his co-worker, Matthew James Branning.that began in October of 2021, on Thursday, the Bucks County District Attorney's office announced charges of murder, kidnapping and related offenses against Stark. He was arrested in Wayne County, Michigan, in April of last year and later extradited to Pennsylvania.
Michael Allen Stark, 49, of Royersford, has been charged in the 2021 kidnapping and murder of Matthew James Branning, 50, of Sellersville. When the incident unfolded two years ago, police said, Branning, 50, went missing at the end of his work shift at Enchlor Inc. -- a manufacturing company in Silverdale -- on Oct.15, 2021.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.
Police believe, Stark, a co-worker of Branning's, failed to appear for his own shift and, instead, lay in wait for Branning outside the business, then forced Branning into his own vehicle and made him withdraw money from an ATM in Sellersville before killing him. Court documents note that, at about 4 p.m. that day, Branning, in his personal 2002 Lexus SUV, withdrew money from an ATM in Bucks County, and surveillance footage caught Branning seemingly alone in the vehicle -- though, a person is visible in the back seat of the vehicle, investigators claim.Branning would never be seen again -- though, his bank account was used at a New Jersey gas station at about 7 p.m. that day, court documents note.
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