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.

Leela Stockley is an alumna of the University of Maine. She lives in northern Maine with her two pugs and a cat. Send videos and photo submissions to lstockley@bangordailynews.com.

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