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WEBVTT APPLAUDED AND CHEERED WHENTODAY'S ARREST WAS ANNOUNCED.THE WORCESTER COUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY BROUGHT RELIEF TO THESMALL TOWN OF PRINCETON THAT HASBEEN LIVING WITH AN UNSOLVEDMURDER FOR MORE THAN EIGHTMONTHS.>> EARLY THIS MORNING, STATEPOLICE ARRESTED 31-YEAR-OLDANGELO COLON-ORTIZ IN CONNECTIONWITH THE MURDER OF VANESSAMARCOTTE.DAVID: MARCOTTE'S PARTIALLYBURNED BODY WAS FOUND LASTAUGUST AFTER SHE'D GONE FOR AJOG NEAR HER PARENTS' HOME.INVESTIGATORS FOUND HER KILLER'SDNA ON MARCOTTE'S HANDS.WITH THAT AND WITNESSSTATEMENTS, THEY DEVELOPED APROFILE OF A HISPANIC MAN, ABOUT30 YEARS OLD WITH AN ATHLETICBUILD AND SHORT HAIR, DRIVING ADARK SUV.>> AN ALERT STATE TROOPER SAW ADARK SUV IN WORCESTER NOT TOOLONG AGO.HE LOOKED AT THE DRIVER OF THEVEHICLE AND IT MATCHED OURSUSPECT.DAVID: THE TROOPER USED THEVEHICLE LICENSE PLATE TO TRACKDOWN THE SUSPECT'S ADDRESS INWORCESTER, WHERE THE D.A. SAYSCOLON-ORITZ VOLUNTARILYSUBMITTED TO A MOUTH SWAB AND ONFRIDAY, HE SAYS INVESTIGATORSMADE A MATCH.>> SEASONS CHANGED, HOLIDAYSCAME AND PAST AND MS. MARCOTTE'SFAMILY WAITED AND WAITED ANDHOPED.DAVID: AS NEWS OF THE ARRESTSSPREAD, DOZENS OF COMMUNITY CAMETO HEAR THE OFFICIALANNOUNCEMENT.SOME DOUBTED THIS CASE MIGHTEVER BE SOLVED.>> BECAUSE IF YOU JUST LOOK ATTHIS TOWN, IF TWO PEOPLE DROVEBY THAT SPOT THAT AFTERNOON,THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT.>> I HAD FAITH IN THE SYSTEM.AND ONCE WE WERE AWARE THAT DNAEVIDENCE HAD BEEN FOUND, I FELTPRETTY CONFIDENT THAT THEY WOULDFIND THE PERSON WHO WASRESPONSIBLE.DAVID: TONIGHT, HE FACES CHARGESOF ASSAULT AND BATTERY, PLUSASSAULT WITH AN ATTEMPT TO

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An arrest has been made in connection with the death of Vanessa Marcotte, authorities confirmed. The suspect, identified as Angelo Colon-Ortiz, 31, was taken into custody early Saturday in Worcester. "We got him," Worcester District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said during a press conference Saturday afternoon. Marcotte's family released a statement Saturday evening thanking the Worcester County District Attorney's Office, the Massachusetts State Police, the Princeton Police Department and the entire community.Authorities said they were able to take Colon-Ortiz into custody with the help of an alert state trooper, who spotted a dark-colored SUV in Worcester being driven by a man matching the description of Marcotte's alleged killer. The trooper wrote down the license plate of the vehicle and followed up by obtaining DNA from Colon-Ortiz the next day. Early said the DNA match was confirmed Friday. Authorities said Colon-Ortiz is being held by state police in Millbury pending his arraignment in Leominster Tuesday. He is facing multiple aggravated assault charges. He is not yet charged with murder, but Early said more charges are expected. Marcotte, 27, was found not far from her family home off Brooks Station Road on the evening of Aug. 7, 2016. Her hands, feet and part of her head were burned, sources said.Marcotte was an account manager for Google in New York City. She grew up in Leominster and graduated from Boston University.The Marcotte family's statement continued, "After eight long months, we're able to take the first step toward justice for Vanessa. She was a beautiful, intelligent, and generous young woman whose passion for giving back to the community will always be remembered. As we move forward, her spirit will live on through The Vanessa T. Marcotte Foundation that strives to empower women to live boldly and fearlessly.""It was through (Marcotte's) determined fight and efforts that we obtained the DNA of her killer," Early said.In February, Early said DNA evidence had led them to develop the profile of a person of interest in the case.Officials said they were searching for a Hispanic man with an athletic build and average height. He had a shaved head or short hair on the day of the murder and is about 30 years old. A dark-colored SUV was seen in the area around the time Marcotte was killed, Early said. Authorities received thousands of tips related to the case.