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Man accused of killing Miami Herald editor’s father in Pembroke Pines appears in court
Read full article: Man accused of killing Miami Herald editor’s father in Pembroke Pines appears in courtPEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – A 24-year-old man who detectives are accusing of killing a Miami Herald editor’s father told Broward County Judge Corey Amanda Cawthon that he was going to represent himself in court on Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale. Wesley James Perez told Cawthon that he didn’t need a public defender. The officers gave Detective Bradley Hyatt, who is investigating Frias’ murder, the body cam video of their interaction with Perez. Carlos Frias, the victim’s son, is an author who works as a Miami Herald food and dining editor. He told The Miami Herald his Cuban father no longer lived at the Pembroke Pines home, and the accused killer was a former neighbor who had helped him with yard work a few times.