A person was arrested in connection with a death in Lewiston on Wednesday that was ruled a homicide.
The body of 37-year-old Nicholas Blake of Lewiston was discovered in the area of 53 River St. after Lewiston Police responded to reports of a robbery at around 7:27 p.m., according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
On Friday, 47-year-old Barry Zollarcoffer of Lewiston was arrested at a 12 River St. residence in Lewiston at around 4 p.m. and charged with murder for Blake’s death, Moss said.
An investigation into Blake’s death is ongoing.