Last Updated Feb 5, 2017 3:44 PM EST
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said 20 year-old Chanel Lewis, of Brooklyn, was expected to be arraigned later Sunday. The charge carries a penalty of 25 years to life in prison if he\u2019s convicted. No information on an attorney for him was available.
Lewis was arrested Saturday night. Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Lewis \u201cmade detailed, incriminating statements and admissions\u201d to detectives when he was arrested.
Karina Vetrano was killed Aug. 2 after going for a run not far from her Queens home. Her father later discovered her badly beaten body in a secluded marsh.
WATCH: Authorities give an update on the investigation into the murder of Queens jogger Karina Vetrano. Full story: http:\/\/cbsloc.al\/2jR1c6L
CBS New York reported that, according to officials speaking at a news conference Sunday morning, DNA evidence found on Vetrano\u2019s body linked Lewis to the crime.
\u201cKarina helped us identify this person,\u201d Boyce said. \u201cShe had the DNA under her nails, she had touch DNA on her back and there was more DNA on the cell phone. That\u2019s how we were able to bring the profile up and that\u2019s how we made the link.\u201d
Karina Vetrano
Boyce said the encounter that led to 30-year-old Vetrano\u2019s death apparently was a chance one.
He says DNA evidence led to the arrest. Genetic material found under Vetrano\u2019s fingernails and on her phone and neck resulted in a DNA profile.<\/p>\n

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