A Tamaqua man and a Berks County teenager are in Schuylkill County Prison awaiting extradition to New York, where they will face murder charges.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, Sgroilin Santana, 22, of Tamaqua, and Jaslynn Garcia, 19, of Shillington, were taken into custody by a collaborative effort by law enforcement agencies in Tamaqua Wednesday evening.

State police noted that they were contacted by detectives in Nassau County, New York, on Wednesday regarding a criminal homicide that occurred in their jurisdiction in early April.

The New York detectives identified Santana and Garcia as suspects and said both were wanted for second degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges.

An investigation revealed that the two were in the 300 block of West Spruce Street in Tamaqua.

At 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, Santana and Garcia were taken into custody through a collaborative effort by members of the state police’s Troop L Vice, Frackville Patrol, Tamaqua police officers and Schuylkill County detectives.

State police said Santana and Garcia were transported to the Frackville barracks for further investigation by Nassau County detectives.

The state police Criminal Investigation Unit in Frackville completed arrest prior to requisition charges for Garcia and Santana.

The two were arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Edward Tarantelli and committed to Schuylkill County Prison without bail. They are awaiting extradition to New York.