Arrested were Jose Rodriguez, 34, Anthony Hudson, 45, and Meaghan Cowles, 28, all of Hartford.
SUFFIELD - Three Hartford residents were arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of a 56-year-old man whose body was found last week stuffed inside a duffel bag near a Suffield hiking trail, according to Connecticut media reports.
According to the Hartford Courant, Hartford police arrested the three, charging them for their roles in the murder and then disposal of the the victim, identified as Peter Boateng.
Boateng was killed earlier this month at a residence in Hartford, the Courant reported. His body was packed inside a duffel bag and then dumped in a wooded area only to be discovered Friday by some hikers alerted police about a foul smell.
Arrested were Jose Rodriguez, 34, Anthony Hudson, 45, and Meaghan Cowles, 28, all of Hartford.
Rodriguez was charged with murder, conspiracy, hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence.
Hudson was charged with being an accessory to murder, conspiracy, and tampering with physical evidence. Cowles was charged with hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence.
WFSB Eyewitness News 3 reported police believe Boateng was killed at 171 South Marshall St., Hartford and the body moved to Suffield.
Jose Rodriguez, 34, is charged with murder, conspiracy, hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence. Anthony Hudson, 45, is charged with accessory to murder, conspiracy and tampering with physical evidence. Meaghan Cowles, 28, is charged with hindering prosecution and tampering with physical evidence.
The Courant reported Rodriguez had bail set at $1 million, while Hudson and Cowles were being held in lieu of $750,000 bail.