Police Charge OOB Man with Murder

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OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (WGAN) State Police say an Old Orchard Beach man has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of his roommate.

40-year-old Dustan Bentley was charged with murder around 6 p.m. Tuesday and was taken to the York County Jail.

He is charged with the death Monday night of 65-year-old William Popplewell.

The State Medical Examiner’s Office said Popplewell died from stabbing and blunt force trauma.

Police say the two have known from previous stays at the Oxford Street shelter in Portland. They have been living in an apartment at 5 Boisvert St. in Old Orchard Beach for the past two months.

Bentley will make is first appearance in York County Superior Court at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

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