PHILADELPHIA — Stephen Poaches, the man charged with strangling his pregnant girlfriend, LaToyia Figueroa was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on first-degree murder charges. Figueroa, 24, had been missing for more than a month when police arrested Poaches as he allegedly tried to move her body.
On Wednesday, a judge ruled prosecutors had enough evidence to try Poaches on two counts of first-degree murder — one for Figueroa and one for her fetus. Poaches allegedly strangled Figueroa on July 18, only hours after accompanying her on a visit to a doctor.
Police said Poaches killed Figueroa, who was five-months pregnant, at the home he shared with another woman, then dumped her body amid dense brush near some railroad tracks in Chester, about 10 miles away.
Detectives, tipped off by an informant, followed him to her body Aug. 19. At the time of his arrest, Poaches was wearing a bulletproof vest and was carrying a handgun, police said.
Police said Poaches killed Figueroa, who was five-months pregnant, at the home he shared with another woman, then dumped her body amid dense brush near some railroad tracks in Chester, about 10 miles away.
Detectives, tipped off by an informant, followed him to her body Aug. 19. At the time of his arrest, Poaches was wearing a bulletproof vest and was carrying a handgun, police said.
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