Poaches: First Degree Murder Charge

Latoyia Figueroa's ex-boyfriend and accused killer Stephen Poaches will stand trial on two counts of murder in the first degree. Poaches' alleged confession, told to Det. Charles Boyle, was read aloud during the hearing.

I accidentally let the temper get the best of me, resulting in La'Toyia's death. We had an argument, a couple of blows.
She was hitting me on the shoulders and face. That's when I grabbed her neck to try and stop her from hitting me. I squeezed a little too long.
I panicked. I was going to move the body.

The article stated

Poaches allegedly told detectives he strangled her that day, and temporarily hid her body under his bed in his apartment in the 5800 block of Walton Avenue. Late that night, he wrapped her body in trash bags and dumped her in weeds in Chester with the help of another man, Boyle said Poaches told him.

Poaches was denied bail at the hearing.

Comments

[Tulin]

Linking/quoting you on the confession. I had no idea what he said was available. Thanks for posting it.

[Jerome Gaskins]

Accidentally, my ass. Does Pennsylvania have the death penalty? Maybe we can use the interstate compact to sentence him here in Texas, and get him a seat in the Express Lane!

He has the nerve to try to JUSTIFY what he did??? I wish I could be on his jury...

[albert]

PA does have the death penalty. DA Abraham is more than well know for her propensity to seek it out.

[howard]

Did I miss something? Is Poaches one of those smaller stature men (like, say, less than 5'2", under 100 pounds)?

I've dated one person in my life who got frustrated easily, and she once slapped me a few times during some argument we were having. Funny, how I never thought to grab her by the neck and STRANGLE her! I wonder if he really thinks there was a mitigating factor among these events.

The fact that his impulse was to put his hands around her neck (in what could not possibly have been a life-threatening situation for him) is good enough reason to make sure he never breathes free air again.