Missing firefighter found dead, suspect arrested

Police say the body of missing Seminole County, Fla. firefighter Jerry Perdomo was found on Wednesday in a wooded area in Maine. According to CBS affiliate WKMG, Maine State Police said Perdomo's body was found in Newburgh.

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Daniel Porter, 24, was arrested Tuesday for the murder of Perdomo, in what police are calling a drug-related killing. Florida firefighter Perdomo had been missing since Feb. 16 after traveling to Maine from Florida to see a friend.

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The police affidavit filed in connection with the murder charge says Porter and Perdomo were involved in drugs and had exchanged death threats. Porter was arrested at his home rented by his father in Jackson, a small rural Maine town. He had been identified earlier as a person of interest in the case. Perdomo is seen here with his wife.

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A car Perdomo had rented was found in the parking lot of a Bangor Walmart. Police also seized a car that had been owned by Porter and was left behind a dealership in Oakland, about 70 miles south of Bangor.

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Police say the body of missing Seminole County, Fla. firefighter Jerry Perdomo was found on Wednesday in a wooded area in Maine. According to CBS affiliate WKMG, Maine State Police said Perdomo's body was found in Newburgh.

Credit: Personal Photo

The police affidavit filed in connection with the murder charge says Porter and Perdomo were involved in drugs and had exchanged death threats. Porter was arrested at his home rented by his father in Jackson, a small rural Maine town. He had been identified earlier as a person of interest in the case. Perdomo is seen here with his wife.

Credit: CBS/WKMG

A car Perdomo had rented was found in the parking lot of a Bangor Walmart. Police also seized a car that had been owned by Porter and was left behind a dealership in Oakland, about 70 miles south of Bangor.

Credit: Personal Photo

The police affidavit filed in connection with the murder charge says Porter and Perdomo were involved in drugs and had exchanged death threats. Porter was arrested at his home rented by his father in Jackson, a small rural Maine town. He had been identified earlier as a person of interest in the case. Perdomo's wife is seen here at a press conference.

Credit: CBS/WKMG

Police say the body of missing Seminole County, Fla. firefighter Jerry Perdomo was found on Wednesday in a wooded area in Maine. According to CBS affiliate WKMG, Maine State Police said Perdomo's body was found in Newburgh.

Credit: CBS/WKMG