LATROBE, Pa. —

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Latrobe resident Pamela Puskar . 54-year-old Glenn Whittier has been charged with criminal homicide and tampering with evidence.

Police said the 59-year-old woman was found stabbed to death at Loyalhanna Apartments on Sunday morning. Advertisement

Whittier’s criminal complaint states that he was hanging out with a friend the night of Nov. 21 inside Loyalhanna Apartments. Puskar came to that unit to check on the friend who was with Whittier.

While he was being transferred out of the Latrobe Police Department on Wednesday, the suspect told reporters that it was the first time he’d met the victim.

“That was the very first time,” Whittier said. “We met through a friend.”

Investigators say Whittier and P

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