In Connecticut, a 35-year-old man is set to stand trial this month for allegedly murdering a motel manager over a $10 pool pass dispute.

Alvin Waugh is facing several charges, including murder, risk of injury to a child, and possession of a handgun without a permit, in connection with the shooting death of Zeshan Chaudhry, which occurred nearly five years ago.

According to Tolland County District Court documents, Waugh’s jury trial is scheduled to commence on January 21. He has been in custody since his arrest, held on a $2 million bond.

Waugh and his girlfriend had been staying at the Motel 6 on Hartford Turnpike in Vernon, Connecticut, for about a month before the tragic incident. The shooting occurred near the motel’s outdoor pool just before 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 27, 2021, as reported by local Fox affiliate WTIC reported.

The report details that Chaudhry, who owned the motel, confronted Waugh, his girlfriend, and another person near the pool on that sweltering 90-degree day, requesting a $10 payment for a pool pass. Waugh’s girlfriend allegedly offered to pay only $5, refusing to cover the full cost.

“Mr. Chaudhry did not take the money,” Sgt. Robert Marra told local newspaper The Hartford Courant. “There was a verbal argument that ensued after that.”

The girlfriend then walked into the hallway of the motel and Chaudhry followed her and continued the argument, the Courant reported. The two argued until the girlfriend went back outside to join Waugh and the other individual.

During the altercation, Chaudhry questioned whether Waugh and his girlfriend had previously paid only $5 for the pool pass and demanded he identify which employee gave them the deal “so he could fire them,” the Courant reported, citing a probable cause affidavit.

The altercation reportedly ended with Chaudhry kicking the couple out of the motel and telling the front desk to lock them out of their room. That decision “set Waugh off,” police wrote in the affidavit. He allegedly responded by quickly returning to the room and getting a homemade handgun. Police said he had previously made comments about using the weapon to go to “war.”

Waugh went back to the pool area and continued arguing with Chaudhry for about a minute before reportedly pulling the gun from his pocket and firing several shots into the victim. He then apparently fled the scene on foot. The entire ordeal was allegedly captured by one of the motel’s security cameras.

“It sounds like the victim began to antagonize him,” Marra reportedly said. “I don’t know if he knew that he had a gun.”

Police and medical personnel responded to the scene and attempted lifesaving measures before transporting Chaudhry to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Waugh was taken into custody a short while after the shooting.