The 45-year-old was charged with second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse and arraigned Monday in Ticonderoga Town Court. A recorded message on the court’s phone line says his case has since moved to a grand jury. He had been scheduled to appear at 1 p.m. in town court, which has since been canceled.

TICONDEROGA, NY — Hundreds of locals from the close-knit upstate community where 9-year-old Melina Frattolin was allegedly murdered by her father mourned the little girl in a heartbreaking vigil Tuesday.