Overview

• Kelly Brown, 40, was taken into custody early Sunday in Milford and charged with manslaughter before being booked at Penobscot County Jail.
• The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to a family welfare check that led officers to discover the child’s body inside Brown’s vehicle.
• Brown remains held at the Penobscot County Jail pending a preliminary hearing at the Penobscot Judicial Center.
• Members of the Maine State Police and the PCSO Major Crimes Unit North are investigating the circumstances of the girl’s death.
• The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta will perform the autopsy to establish how the three-year-old died.