Another Figueroa Arrest Imminent

PHILADELPHIA-August 23, 2005 -- Investigators now say Latoyia Figueroa's ex-boyfriend killed her because she wouldn't end her pregnancy and another person will soon be arrested in connection with the crime.

Twenty-five-year-old Stephen Poaches was arrested over the weekend.

Sources say he has confessed to killing Figueroa and her unborn child. In the confession, Poaches allegedly says he strangled the 24-year-old woman in a rage when she told him she did not believe in abortion.

Police say another man helped Poaches dispose of the body. Now, detectives say they're close to arresting that other man. Investigators also say Poaches told them he was thinking about murdering another man - a man he asked to help move the body over the weekend. Instead, that man tipped off police to the location of Figueroa's body.

Services for Latoyia Figueroa are set for later this week. Thursday evening, a viewing and memorial service will be held at the Victory-Christian Center, at 5220 Whitby Avenue. Friday morning, another viewing, followed by funeral services, will be held at Saint Peter the Apostle Church, at 5th and Girard.

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