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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Friday. It is the 10th day of February. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning. An arrest has been made in the death of Jennifer Brown,

a mom from Royersford, who was reportedly missing after she never arrived to pick her son up from the bus stop last month.

33-year-old Blair Watts, who was a business associate of Brown and the last person to communicate with her was taken into custody on Thursday morning.

I called this the second I read this story.

I'm like, this guy is the only one that's seen her. I'm like, he did it. I'm like, why are they not looking at him? But obviously they were. It's just an investigation. Watts is charged with first degree murder, third degree murder, and other offenses. He is being held without bail. They went into detail at the news conference. and so it's a pretty long story.

I'll give you as much details as you want.

Okay.

District attorney Kevin Steele said investigators believe that Watts killed 43-year-old Brown and tried to cover up his tracks before reporting her missing on January 4th. Brown's body was found in a shallow grave outside of a Royer's Ford business on January 18th. Steel said pieces of a broken hair clip were found in Brown's home and then also in the shallow grave,

leading investigators to believe that Brown was killed in her home.

The DA said the coroner found Brown had three broken ribs and she appeared to have died of exfixiation.

There was no indication of gunshot or stab wound, Steele said.

The investigation began after Watts reported Brown missing on January 4th,

saying that she never arrived to get her eight-year-old son off of the school bus that afternoon.

The boy had spent the previous night at Watts home for a sleepover to, quote,

give Brown a break, the DA said.

Brown, who was described as an attentive and loving mother,

had not sent any clothing or the boy's necessary daily medications for him at the sleepover, Steel said.

According to investigators, Watts picked up Brown's son from the bus stop on January 3rd, telling the child that his mom was at the grocery store and he was going for a sleepover.

Oh, wow.

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