Maine State Police say they have made an arrest in connection with a homicide in Westbrook, Maine, last week.
State police said a 911 call was received around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 28 requesting help at an apartment on Mechanic Street in Westbrook. Westbrook police responded to the apartment and found a man dead.
The state police Major Crimes Unit was called in to assist, and the man's body was transported to the chief medical examiner's office in Augusta, where an autopsy was performed Wednesday.
Police identified the victim on Nov. 29 as 61-year-old James Pearson, of Westbrook, and said the autopsy determined his manner of death was homicide. The cause of death has not been released.
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On Monday, state police said 36-year-old Deng Malual, of Portland, was arrested for Pearson's murder. They said an arrest warrant was issued Monday and Malual was located and arrested without incident around 2:30 p.m. by Portland police in their city on Portland Street.
State, Westbrook and Portland police said they are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding Pearson's death.
