February 28, 2012

Police make murder arrest in missing firefighter case

By David Hench dhench@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer

JACKSON — Maine State Police have charged a 24-year-old man with murder in the death of a Florida firefighter who vanished 12 days ago in Maine.

Firefighter Jerry Perdomo of Orange City, Fla. Undated photo provided by the Seminole County Fire Department.

AP

click image to enlarge

Photo of Daniel Porter and Cheyanne Nowak from the Bangor Police Department's Facebook page.

Police this afternoon charged Daniel Porter with murdering Jerry Perdomo, of Orange City, Fla. Porter, who was one of the last people known to have seen Perdomo alive, was arrested at the Jackson home rented by Porter's father.

Porter was to be taken to the Waldo County Jail in Belfast.

Perdomo has been missing since Feb. 16. His car was found in a Bangor Walmart parking lot.

Police over the weekend searched Porter's father's house – the last place Perdomo was seen alive.

Porter and his girlfriend, Cheyanne Nowak, 25, were located in Connecticut last week after buying a new car and leaving the state following Perdomo's disappearance.

Steve McCausland, spokesman for the  Maine Public Safety Department, told the Associated Press that  the homicide was drug-related, but he said further details would be spelled out as early as Wednesday in court documents.

In Florida, firefighters from Seminole County — Perdomo's colleagues — had been discussing coming to Maine to look for Perdomo.

McCausland also said Perdomo's body has not been found, but he would not elaborate on what efforts are under way to locate it.

Were you interviewed for this story? If so, please fill out our accuracy form

Send question/comment to the editors




Further Discussion

Here at KJonline.com we value our readers and are committed to growing our community by encouraging you to add to the discussion. To ensure conscientious dialogue we have implemented a strict no-bullying policy. To participate, you must follow our Terms of Use.

Questions about the article? Add them below and we’ll try to answer them or do a follow-up post as soon as we can. Technical problems? Email them to us with an exact description of the problem. Make sure to include:
  • Type of computer or mobile device your are using
  • Exact operating system and browser you are viewing the site on (TIP: You can easily determine your operating system here.)


Most…