COOLSPRING TWP., Pa. (EYT) – State Police are currently investigating a suspected homicide that occurred in Mercer County on Monday.
Around 10:44 p.m. on June 14, Mercer-based State Police received a transferred call from Mercer County 9-1-1 from 44-year-old Eric Raymond George, of Mercer.
Police say when asked about the nature of the call, George requested emergency services and stated he had just strangled his wife, 41-year-old Serena Schoeder, of Lemoore, California, to death.
Mercer-based State Police proceeded to the scene, a residence on North Perry Highway in Coolspring Township, Mercer County, and detained George.
According to police, Schoeder was subsequently found deceased inside the residence.
The Troop D Major Case team was then activated, along with Mercer County Coroner John Libonati, to conduct an investigation.
Police say George declined to answer questions regarding the circumstances of the incident. He was lodged in the Mercer County Jail to await arraignment on Criminal Homicide charges.
Court documents indicate George was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Daniel W. Davis at 2:00 p.m. on June 15, on one count of first-degree criminal homicide.
He remains lodged in the Mercer County Jail with bail denied.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on June 28, with Judge Davis presiding.
According to police, an autopsy of the victim was scheduled for June 15 in Erie County.
