MERCER, Pa. - A Sharon man will answer to six criminal charges when he appears before a judge for allegedly killing and dismembering a transgender teen.

At the request of the Mercer County District Attorney, 29-year-old DaShawn Watkins has been charged with involuntary deviant sexual intercourse and criminal homicide, according to court records.  Those are in addition to the original charges of murder, aggravated assault, evidence tampering, and abuse of a corpse.

Watkins has been held in the Mercer County Jail without bond since July 2 when he was arrested for the murder of Pauly Likens Jr.

The charges against Watkins have been forwarded to Mercer County Common Pleas Court, where he faces a trial.

Watkins is scheduled to appear for a formal arraignment before Common Pleas Court Judge Daniel Wallace on September 24.