MANCHESTER, Conn — Police have arrested Jessica Edwards' husband 22-year-old Tahj Hutchinson in connection with her death.
Hutchinson has been charged with manslaughter in the first degree and is being held on a $1 million bond at South Windsor Police Department.
Officers were inside Hutchinson's home with him for several hours before he was arrested. He was taken outside in handcuffs by two officers and placed into an unmarked car.
The body of Edwards was found by police Friday afternoon after she was reported missing almost over a week ago.
Police said that officers found a body at the entrance to the Hockanum River Linear off of Chipper Drive in East Hartford early Friday morning. The body was soon identified as Edwards.
Police added that more charges may be filed against Hutchinson at the end of the investigation and the Officer of the Chief Medical Examiner's autopsy. The autopsy started at 9:30 Saturday morning. Police say that they won't know the cause of her death until they receive the full report in a week or two, after the autopsy is completed.
Police say he will be arraigned at either Manchester or Hartford Superior Court on Monday morning.
A GoFundMe page for the Edwards family has been established.
You can donate here.
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