Suspect arrested for Massachusetts murder at CT residence

A man wanted for assault, robbery and kidnapping, and also suspected of murder in Massachusetts, was arrested in Willimantic on Thursday.

Lee George-Maldonado, 28, was arrested in the early morning hours at a residence on Taylor Court and charged as a fugitive from justice, according to a statement from Lt. Charles Miller of the Willimantic Police Department.

Miller said Willimantic officers were assisted by the U.S. Marshals Service District of Connecticut’s Violent Fugitive Task Force.

The week before the arrest, the U.S. Marshals Service met with detectives in Willimantic and began investigating George-Maldonado’s whereabouts, Miller said. They were assisted by the Massachusetts State Police and the Fall River Police Department.

Miller said George-Maldonado is wanted in Massachusetts on a warrant charging him with kidnapping with a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, conspiracy to violate drug laws, aggravated assault and armed robbery. Miller said he is also a suspect in a Massachusetts homicide investigation.

Following his arrest, George-Maldonado was held on $2 million bail and was scheduled to appear in Danielson Superior Court on Thursday.