Overview

• Court documents say medical examiners removed 12 bullets from 53-year-old Levern Kelley during an autopsy.
• James Clark is charged with murder in Kelley's shooting at her Waldoboro home in early August, according to the filings.
• Coworkers told investigators Kelley had said that if she failed to show up for work, it would be because Clark killed her, and a friend found her dead on Aug. 9.
• Police located Clark in Florida and arrested him on Aug. 15, and authorities returned him to Maine after obtaining a murder warrant.
• Records and police statements describe prior threats attributed to Clark as well as past domestic violence convictions and a 2024 incident that resulted in a criminal mischief conviction.