Runaway suspects charged in Highgate slaying

Corey Cassani and Erika Guttilla, were charged in the slaying of Troy Ford in Highgate. Vermont State Police photos
A Highgate woman apprehended by police early Tuesday morning in the killing of a 35-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder. Her boyfriend has pleaded not guilty to charges of being an accessory after the crime.
In an affidavit filed in Franklin County Superior Court, Erika Guttilla, 31, told police that she shot her ex-boyfriend in the head while he was sleeping in