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3rd Man Sought, Two Arrested in Perkasie Man's West Virginia Murder

Jarrett Mathis Chandler, 24, of Louisiana, and Craig Tyler Peacock, 22, of Florida, were arrested in connection with the murder of Pennridge graduate Kevin Figaniak, 21.

A Louisiana man and a Florida man were arrested Tuesday in connection with the beating death of Pennridge High School 2010 graduate and Wheeling Jesuit University student Kevin Figaniak, 21.
Jarrett Mathis Chander, 24, of Louisiana, and Craig Tyler Peacock, 22, of Florida, were arrested by authorities at a campground frequented by oil and gas workers near the West Virginia college for the murder of Figaniak at the West Virginia college, per CBS News.
Both men are held at Northern Regional Jail on $1 million cash bail, per reports.
Both men told police there is a third man involved in the murder, per 6abc. Authorities are working to identify and locate that third man, police said.
The Wheeling News-Register reported the second man attacked with Figaniak told police that the victim reportedly exchanged unpleasant words with some men prior to the beating. The report states the survivor suffered minor injuries and cannot identify the attackers or those whom Figaniak reportedly had unpleasantries with before the attack.
Authorities are not identifying the second victim.


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