'Kai the hitchhiker' heading to New Jersey in murder case
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A man who gained Internet fame as "Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker" will be returning to New Jersey to face a murder charge in the death of a lawyer.
Caleb "Kai" McGillivary waived extradition Monday in a brief hearing in Philadelphia.
The 24-year-old McGillivary is charged with killing 73-year-old Joseph Galfy Jr. after the pair met in New York City. Authorities say Galfy was found beaten to death in his bedroom in Clark, N.J.
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McGillivary was arrested this month after being spotted in a Philadelphia Starbucks.
He had gained fame in February after intervening in an attack on a California utility worker and giving an interview describing how he used a hatchet to fend off the attacker.
Friends in Union County, N.J., describe Galfy as a respected land-use lawyer.