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The man charged earlier this month in the 2016 killing a Pine Grove Mills woman was brought back to Pennsylvania this weekend and is being held at the Centre County Correctional Facility.
Kowalski was arraigned on Saturday morning before District Judge Casey McClain, who denied bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 8.
Tuggy was found dead by friends who came to check on her after she failed to meet them. Her murder baffled family and friends, who could not imagine who would want to harm her.
A years-long investigation by Ferguson Township police was joined in 2019 by the attorney general’s office. It eventually led to Kowalski, who was described in a criminal complaint as a former co-worker of Tuggy’s who had developed a friendship with her.
Updated: 11:42 AM EST February 15, 2021
Waterbury Police said late Monday morning that a teen who was reported missing Friday has been returned home.
Police say they were called to Irion Street after 15-year-old Elijah Hughes was reported missing Friday around 3:31 pm.
He had last seen on February 12, 2021 at approximately 8 a.m. Hughes is a African American male, 5’5’’ height and 180 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Waterbury Detective Bureau at (203) 574-6941 or Waterbury Police Dispatch at (203) 574-6911.