A man from western Massachusetts was arrested in New York state Tuesday on a murder charge after police responding to a call for a bad odor found a body inside the man's apartment, authorities said.
The investigation began when someone reported a foul odor coming from an apartment on Chapman Street in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Inside, police found a dead man.
Investigators believe the death is a homicide, though the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine official cause and manner of death.
The person who died was identified Friday as Christopher Hairston, a 35-year-old who was last known to live in Pittsfield. His cause of death remained under investigation, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said Friday.
The former tenant, Taaniel Herberger-Brown, 42, was arrested at Albany International Airport, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. He has been charged with murder. It was not immediately clear if he has an attorney.
No other details were immediately available.
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