Double murder suspect Caleb Fosnaugh brought back to Moore County to face charges

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Moore County double murder suspect appears in court

VASS, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man charged in the fatal shooting of a Ukrainian refugee and her boyfriend, a soldier at Fort Bragg, was in court on Thursday.

The Moore County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that Caleb Hayden Fosnaugh was brought from Coshocton County in Ohio, where he was arrested, back to North Carolina after he waived extradition.

Caleb Hayden Fosnaugh
Caleb Hayden Fosnaugh
Moore County Sheriff's Office

New video obtained by ABC11 shows the moments that Fosnaugh was arrested by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Fosnaugh, 25, was identified as the ex-boyfriend of victim Katerina Tovmash, 21.

Tovmash and her boyfriend, Matthew Wade, 28, were killed in a shooting on Feb. 14 in the Woodlake community of Vass.

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Katya Tovmash was shot and killed along with her boyfriend on Valentine's Day in her home in Moore County.

Fosnaugh has been formally charged with two counts of murder and felony breaking and entering.

On Thursday, he was assigned a capital defender to represent him in the case, and the judge ordered him to be held without bond.

Caleb Fosnaugh was charged with murder in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her current partner, a Fort Bragg soldier.

He is being held at the Moore County Detention Center.

Fosnaugh's next court date is set for March 11.

ABC11's Elaina Athans contributed.

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