Police arrest Bangor man, charged him with murder

BANGOR - Police have arrested a man in connection with the death that occurred on Fourth Street.

On June 14, The Bangor Police Department issued an arrest warrant  for William L. Hall, 29, of 96 Fourth St. Bangor, Maine. The warrant charges intentional or knowing murder.

The warrant is the result of an investigation into a suspicious death which occurred at 96 Fourth St. on June 9, 2011, according to Sgt. Paul Edwards.

The post mortem examination on the victim revealed that he had sustained extensive injuries to his head, neck and upper chest area, as well as evidence consistent with manual strangulation. The examination and the results are still undergoing further evaluation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Hall was arrested on June 16 and taken to the Penobscot County Jail, where he was arraigned by video conference.