ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Police have arrested a 15-year-old suspect in the murder of a Vermont woman.
Vermont state police say the boy from Springfield, Massachusetts, shot and killed Christina Chatlos, 38, during a fight in St. Johnsbury last month. They did not release the boy’s name.
Chatlos, of Williamstown and Barre, was found dead on Jan. 23 inside a car with bullet holes in it parked in a lot on Portland Street, on the grounds of the Cornerstone School.
Investigators say the teen will be charged as an adult with second-degree murder. He was arrested in Massachusetts on the Vermont murder warrant Monday. He’s due in juvenile court in Massachusetts on Monday.
Police say the suspect was initially taken into custody after the shooting on an unrelated warrant out of Massachusetts. He was extradited there and remained in juvenile custody there as the Vermont investigation progressed.
Extradition proceedings to return the teen to Vermont are underway.
Police say their investigation into the murder is still underway. Anyone with information is asked to call the state police in St. Johnsbury at 802-748-3111 or to submit an anonymous tip online.
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