Authorities have reportedly uncovered human remains on Saturday during the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of a Pennsylvania woman who went missing two weeks ago.

According to WPVI, the remains were found behind a deserted school near the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown. Throughout the week, police had been conducting a search in this area for 23-year-old Kada Scott. After coming up empty-handed at the arboretum—a vast 55-acre estate—they focused their efforts on the school grounds.

WCAU further reported that the remains were discovered in a shallow grave within a wooded section of the area. Lieutenant John Stanford from the Philadelphia Police Department stated that a tip received on Saturday directed them precisely to the location of the remains. He mentioned that the remains appeared to be less than a week old.

Stanford noted that the school had been previously searched earlier in the week; however, the dense woods posed significant challenges to their efforts, according to a report from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

“The tip was incredibly specific, guiding us to an exact spot in the wooded area near the school,” Stanford explained.

In a related development, police apprehended 21-year-old Keon King on Wednesday in connection with Scott’s disappearance. Investigators from Philadelphia believe that King was the last individual to be seen with Scott before she went missing on October 4.

On October 4, Scott left early from her overnight shift at a nursing home. Cell phone data allegedly indicated that King was traveling with Scott’s phone that night before it was turned off. Scott’s car was found in the nursing home’s parking lot.

Philadelphia Police Captain John Craig said Scotthas no history of disappearing, and her co-workers did not notice anything out of the ordinary before she went missing. However, Craig also claimed that Scott told her family about someone harassing her over the phone shortly before she vanished.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that King was charged twice in the past year for assaulting an ex-girlfriend. While he was accused of kidnapping the woman and choking her in a vehicle, prosecutors dropped both cases after she did not appear in court.

In light of his latest arrest, Assistant District Attorney Ashley Toczylowski refiled the prior kidnapping charges against King. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Toczylowski’s office did not handle the previous kidnapping case involving his ex-girlfriend.

Police previously searched the Awbury Arboretum but said they found no sign of Scott. However, a law enforcement source told WTXF that Wednesday’s search of an abandoned school near the arboretum led to Scott’s phone case and a card with her name on it.  The school is about two and a half miles from Scott’s job.

WCAU reported that King also has pending charges for driving away from a police officer during a traffic stop and driving without a license. Those trials are scheduled to begin in November and December of this year.

Regarding Scott’s disappearance, King is charged with kidnapping for ransom, false imprisonment, criminal use of a communication facility, stalking, recklessly endangering another person, and tampering with physical evidence. His bail is set at $2.5 million.

On Friday, Scott’s family announced a $12,000 reward for information that leads to her safe discovery.

“I need my daughter home,” Scott’s father said. “That’s the only thing I’m looking forward to.”

This story is developing.

[Feature Photo: Philadelphia police]