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Not guilty plea entered for former Edmonton man in killing of U.S. lawyer
ELIZABETH, N.J. – A Canadian man who gained Internet fame as “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” has pleaded not guilty through a lawyer to a murder charge.
Caleb McGillivary, who was born and raised in Edmonton, appeared today in a Union County jail courtroom.
The 24-year-old is accused of killing 73-year-old lawyer Joseph Galfy, whose body was found May 13 in his Clark home.
Wearing an oatmeal-coloured T-shirt, McGillivary stood behind thick glass.
He questioned Judge Joan Robinson Gross numerous times about his plea and bail.
Authorities say McGillivary and Galfy met in New York City and McGillvary stayed at Galfy’s home.
He was arrested in Philadelphia days later.
McGillivary gained notoriety in February after intervening in an attack on a California utility worker.
He described himself as “home free” instead of homeless and said he’s from West Virginia.
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