SWANSBORO - A Swansboro man charged with murder after police say he stabbed his wife and their infant child in Jacksonville Saturday afternoon appeared in court Monday afternoon.
Authorities say 25-year-old Sebastian Mendez killed his wife Shuang Liu and their five-month-old child in the Hunters Creek area.
Mendez was given the option of a court-appointed attorney but opted to hire his own. The judge then ruled bond will be denied until the attorney is hired.