Authorities say a New Jersey man has admitted to killing his girlfriend because she would not stop texting another man.
NJ.com reports 42-year-old Pedro Lora-Pena, of Belleville, was charged with several counts including murder and moving or concealing a human when police found the body of 41-year-old Diana Boggio in his trunk on Feb. 1. Boggio had previously been reported missing.
Prosecutors say Lora-Pena admitted to shooting Boggio while driving back from the Bronx when she refused to give him her phone.
Lora-Pena's lawyer argued charges should be dropped because her client admitted to killing the victim in the Bronx, which is outside of state jurisdiction. A judge said the case will move forward because Boggio's body was found in Newark and he reasoned the killing occurred in New Jersey.
