New York City Man Charged in Teaneck Murder Pleads Not Guilty

The Manhattan man in the killing of Teaneck software engineer Robert Cantor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a host of charges filed in the 2011 shooting death.

Sui Kam “Tony” Tung remained held on $3 million bail, with no ten percent option. He pleaded not guilty to all charges including, murder, arson and stalking, northjersey.com reported.

Tung, 49, was arrested at his Upper East Side apartment earlier this month, more than was found dead in his burning Elm Avenue home. Tung from New York City where he was held after the arrest, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has said.

Prosecutors said Cantor, 59, was having an affair with Tung’s wife, who was going through a divorce. Tung first learned of the relationship in 2010 and began stalking Cantor before the at the Elm Avenue resident’s home, prosecutors said.

The case will now go to a Bergen County grand jury.

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