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Kyla Hayton, 20, and her boyfriend, 28-year-old Todd Burkhart were found dead days apart.
Hayton was pregnant at the time of her death.
Rodgers is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter because the incident “cause[d] the unlawful termination of another’s pregnancy.”
The couple was reported missing from Mansfield on Nov. 16.
Burkhart was found Nov. 22 in a vacant house on West Stewart Street. Hayton was found Nov. 25 in a different vacant house on the street.
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The couple appeared to have died around the same time, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Rodgers was identified as a person of custody and arrested and charged for having a weapon as a convicted felon.
He is being held in the Montgomery County Jail.
Rodgers has been ordered to appear in court Thursday.
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