Man accused of killing runner in Massachusetts due in court

April 18, 2017 6:10 am

By: The Associated Press

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LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — A man accused of killing a Google employee near her mother’s Massachusetts home last summer is due in court.

Angelo Colon-Ortiz will be arraigned Tuesday in Leominster District Court on assault with intent to rape and other charges in the death of Vanessa Marcotte on August 7th.

The body of the 27-year-old New York resident and account manager for Google was found in the woods after she didn’t return from a run in Princeton, a small town about 40 miles west of Boston.

Authorities say Marcotte fought her attacker and DNA taken from her hands helped solve the case.

They say Colon-Ortiz, a Worcester resident, had been working in the area at the time. He’s been in custody since his Friday arrest. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer.