State police will be making an announcement this morning in the case of Peter Manfredonia, accused of killing two men and assaulting a third, and holding a fourth man hostage in Connecticut and kidnapping a woman who he brought to New Jersey in late May.

Manfredonia has been held without bond in the Washington County Detention Center in Maryland since he surrendered May 27 to police during an extensive manhunt in the state.

State police will discuss the list of charges expected to be filed against the 23-year-old University of Connecticut student who grew up in Newtown at a press conference at 7 a.m. at Troop C in Tolland.

Manfredonia, an accomplished football player and track athlete at Newtown High School where he graduated in 2015, is a senior at the UConn, where he is a finance and mechanical engineering student.

He was living off campus prior to the crime spree that started the morning of May 22 when he allegedly killed 62-year-old Theodore DeMers in Willington and seriously injured a second Willington resident who police said tried to intervene.

Two days later, a third Willington man reported being held captive by Manfredonia, who stole his guns, food, supplies and his truck during a home invasion, according to police.

A few hours after that, police recovered the stolen truck in Derby, setting off an extensive search that led authorities to a Roosevelt Drive home about a mile away. Police said video surveillance showed Manfredonia walking “directly” toward Nicholas Eisele’s home between 5 and 6 a.m. Sunday. Eisele also graduated Newtown High in 2015 and was described by police as an “acquaintance” of Manfredonia.

By the time police arrived, Manfredonia had allegedly shot Eisele in the head and fled and kidnapped Eisele’s girlfriend in her 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. The woman and the car were recovered later Sunday in New Jersey. Police said the woman was unharmed and returned to Connecticut where she was interviewed by investigators.

Investigators tracked his whereabouts to Pennsylvania and then Maryland where he gave up peacefully on May 27. A spokesperson for his family said that Manfredonia has mental health issues but has never been violent.

Manfredonia waived extradition to Connecticut in a Maryland court the day after his capture. He could also be facing federal charges in the kidnapping of Eisele’s girlfriend who police said Manfredonia brought across state lines.

UConn freshman basketball player James Bouknight faces several charges after police say he ran from an officer following a crash on campus.

Police say Bouknight was driving a car that struck a street sign while speeding on Sept. 27. Police say Bouknight told responding officers he didn’t have identification with him and later ran off.

Police say Bouknight has since provided them with a statement admitting his actions.

He has been charged with evading responsibility, interfering with a police officer, traveling too fast for conditions and operation of a motor vehicle without a license.

He’s scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 29.

The guard issued a statement to apologize and called his actions irresponsible.

UConn coach Dan Hurley says there will be consequences both “within the structure of the team as well as on the outside.”

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn freshman basketball player James Bouknight faces several charges after police say he ran from an officer following a crash on campus.

Police say Bouknight was driving a car that struck a street sign while speeding on Sept. 27. Police say Bouknight told responding officers he didn’t have identification with him and later ran off.

Police say Bouknight has since provided them with a statement admitting his actions.

He has been charged with evading responsibility, interfering with a police officer, traveling too fast for conditions and operation of a motor vehicle without a license.

He’s scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 29.

The guard issued a statement to apologize and called his actions irresponsible.

UConn coach Dan Hurley says there will be consequences both “within the structure of the team as well as on the outside.”

The star player on the national champion University of Connecticut field hockey team who was charged with stealing $34 in makeup has been accepted into a probation program that could clear her record.

Charlotte Veitner apologized for the theft Tuesday as a state judge in Rockville approved her request for accelerated rehabilitation. A misdemeanor larceny charge will be erased if she successfully completes a nine-month probation period.

Police say the 22-year-old senior mechanical engineering major from Dusseldorf, Germany, was seen on surveillance video trying to hide makeup inside her shoulder bag at the campus bookstore Feb. 4. Police say she paid for another item and was heading toward the door when store staff stopped her.

Veitner, UConn’s all-time leading scorer, led the country with 34 goals during the Huskies’ run to the NCAA title. UConn went 23-0 and Veitner netted both goals in a 2-1 win over Maryland in the national title game in November.

It was UConn’s fifth title and third in five years.

She was recognized in December by the Collegiate Women Sports Awards with a Honda Sport Award, which is given to the top women’s athletes in 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports.

While requesting the probation program, Veitner told a judge Tuesday that she wanted a chance to prove herself.

Her lawyer, Robert Britt, called the shoplifting incident “a momentary lapse of judgment that has profound repercussions.”

“Her intention is to live the best life she can because of the opportunity she was given today by the court,” he said.

UConn officials have said they can’t comment on whether Veitner faces any school disciplinary action because of federal student privacy laws.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Police say a University of Connecticut field hockey star who led the country with 34 goals last season has been charged with stealing $34 worth of makeup.

The Hartford Courant reports 22-year-old Charlotte Veitner was arrested Sunday at the campus bookstore after staff told police she tried to conceal cosmetic items inside a bag.

Veitner was charged with larceny and released on $1,500 bail. She is to appear in court Feb. 14.

The senior is the school’s all-time leading scorer, including two goals that helped lift the team to its fifth national championship in November.

She did not immediately return messages Wednesday. Court records do not indicate if she has a lawyer.

A UConn athletics department spokesman says the university is aware of the arrest and has no further comment.

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Information from: Hartford Courant, http://www.courant.com