A fugitive who escaped a police station in Kenya after being arrested over allegations that he killed his girlfriend and left her body in a car at Boston’s Logan airport last year pleaded not guilty to murder charges and was ordered held without bail.

Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe, 40, was wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Margaret Mbitu, whose body was found in an SUV at Boston Logan International Airport on Oct. 31, 2023.

At the Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Mbitu's family and friends issued a statement following the judge's rule.

"It has been a long journey coming. Today gives us hope and represents a step forward toward justice," Mary Kinyariro, a cousin, announced, sharing the family's statement. "We will continue to fight until this coward is locked up and never sees light again or gets to harm any other family and take their loved one away from them."

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Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said this was "just the beginning of a long road to justice" for Mbitu and her family.

"She was deeply loved, she was a caregiver, a nurse beloved by every patient that she served, a beautiful soul and a wonderful daughter and a loving sister," Hayden said.

Prosecutors on Tuesday shared new details surrounding Mbitu's death, saying that Kangethe "brutally attacked" her in the car with a knife.

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The attack left 10 wounds to her face and neck, prosecutors said.

Mbitu was found in a parked car at Logan International Airport following her brutal murder, prosecutors previously said. She was found face down with the seat reclined, with the windows heavily tinted to make it hard to see inside.

Kangethe allegedly ditched the car and was on his way back to his home country by the time that authorities found the young nurse's body.

Following the investigation into Mbitu's death, American and Kenyan law enforcement searched for Kangethe. He was first found and arrested at a nightclub in Nairobi on Jan. 29.

On Feb. 8, he managed to escape a police station and jumped into a privately owned minivan.

He was later found again and arrested and remained in Kenya until this past week when he was extradited back to the U.S.

He is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 5 for a pretrial hearing.

Fox News Greg Norman and The Asscociated Press contributed to this report.

Four people with possible connections to the transnational gang Tren de Aragua have been arrested near a beleaguered apartment building in Aurora, Colorado.

At least two apartment buildings in Aurora have been the source of intense media attention this past week after a surveillance video went viral showing heavily armed men kicking down an apartment door.

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FOX 31 Denver confirmed Tuesday that the four were arrested at the Ivy Crossing Apartments in Aurora on "a variety of charges" including drugs and stolen vehicles, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office. Six people were arrested in total.

The four were identified as possibly maintaining connections with the Tren de Aragua. Law enforcement from the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security patrolled the area encompassing the Ivy Crossing Apartment buildings on August 21.

The Tren de Aragua is based mainly in Venezuela and has roughly 5,000 members between the South American country and the United States.

"We’re looking for any violation that we can stop and make contact with somebody and addressing the issues that they might have," Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown told FOX 31 Denver.

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During their proactive patrol on August 21, officers from the different agencies seized a stolen vehicle, ketamine, and 750 counterfeit pills.

"There had been some conversation that there were some things going on in our jurisdiction and we developed a plan," said Brown to FOX 31.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office did not confirm exactly how the four were connected to Tren de Aragua, according to FOX 31.

All four individuals are currently in custody, but Fox News Digital has not been able to confirm exactly where.

The Aurora, Colorado Police Department announced a special task force appointed in August to help combat the presence of Tren de Aragua in August.

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The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.