A Damariscotta man who had fled to Florida was arrested and charged with murder on Friday, Aug. 15 in connection to the death of Waldoboro resident Levern Kelley.
James Clark, 49, was located in the area of South Daytona, Fla. on Aug. 15 by detectives from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit-Central and Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, Maine State Police spokesperson Lt. Aaron Turcotte said in a press release.
Clark was taken into custody without incident at about 6:40 p.m. at the Red Carpet Inn, according to the release.
The arrest followed nearly one week of investigation after Waldoboro Police Department officers and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered Kelley, 53, deceased at her home on Genthner Road in Waldoboro the morning of Saturday, Aug. 9.
Officers made the discovery after receiving a 911 call around 8:25 a.m. that morning in which the caller requested officers check on the well-being of the woman residing at that address.
An autopsy conducted at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta on Sunday, Aug. 10 resulted in Kelley’s death being ruled a homicide, according to a previous release. The cause of death was not yet made public.
Clark was awaiting extradition to Maine as of Saturday, Aug. 16, according to the release.
