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FBI Arrests New York Man in March Maine Killing of Mattapan Resident

The arrest follows an eight-month, multi-agency probe spanning Maine to New York.

Overview

  • Kareem Quattlebaum, 38, was taken into custody in the Bronx around 1 p.m. Wednesday on a murder charge, authorities said.
  • He is being held at Rikers Island pending an extradition hearing, with New York City jail records listing a Nov. 14 court date.
  • Maine State Police say the Major Crimes Unit led the case with assistance from the FBI Safe Streets Task Force in Maine and the FBI's New York office.
  • Somerset County deputies found Jaquan Humphries, 28, of Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood, dead on March 12 inside a home at 531 Madawaska Road in Palmyra.
  • The medical examiner determined Humphries died from a gunshot wound, and investigators have not released a motive as the inquiry continues.