OWEGO, N.Y. (WHCU) – A Tioga County man is charged with second degree murder.

James Kvassay (provided)

The Tioga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a welfare call at 2230 Day Hollow Road in the Town of Owego at 3:28 Tuesday afternoon. 78-year-old Phyllis Kvassay was found dead with signs of a disturbance in the home. Her son, 33-year-old James Kvassay, was found inside the residence and detained.

After a preliminary investigation, he was arrested and charged Wednesday with 2nd degree murder for allegedly causing the intentional death of his mother. He was arraigned and remanded to Tioga County Jail without bail.

Kvassay was arrested Friday, December 30th, for violating a protection order and subsequently released. He was ordered to return to court for that charge the same day his mother was found deceased. The investigation is ongoing.