A couple were arraigned on charges related to the murder of a Fitcburg man July 21.
According to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Dax A. Gibson, 36, and Ashley Frugugleitti, 25, fled to Virginia with their infant son after the July 21 death of Luis R. Rodriquez of 82 Marshall St. in Fitchburg.
Rodriguez was found unconscious and bleeding on the porch of 69 Marshall St., where police speculate he ran for help after being attacked by Alexander. He was taken to the Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster where he died a short time later.
The pair were arraigned in Fitchburg District Court Thursday. Alexander was ordered held without the right to bail on charges of murder, home invasion and armed assault in a dwelling.
Fruguglierri entered pleas of not guilty to charges of being an accessory after the fact of murder and misleading law enforcement. She was ordered held in lieu of $100,000 cash bail.
A third suspect, Dinkue Brown, 27, of Gardner, remains at large.