Palmyra, ME – A New York man has been arrested in connection with a March homicide in Palmyra, according to Maine State Police.
Authorities say that at approximately 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 38-year-old Kareem Quattlebaum of New York was taken into custody in the Bronx by the FBI New York Office. He is accused in the shooting death of 28-year-old Jaquan Humphries of Mattapan, Massachusetts.
According to police, Humphries was shot and killed on March 12, 2025, at a residence located at 531 Madawaska Road in Palmyra.
Quattlebaum was transported to NYPD Central Booking and will be held at Rikers Island pending an extradition hearing to Maine, authorities said.
The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central worked alongside the FBI Safe Streets Task Force in Maine and New York to investigate the case.
Officials have not released additional details on motive or possible connections between the suspect and the victim.
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