The Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of 34-year-old William “Nate” Robinson of Austinville, Virginia, whose body was discovered inside a trash barrel in the Schmid Preserve on the Old County Road in Edgecomb on Dec. 3, 2024.

The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta determined that Robinson died of a gunshot wound and ruled the manner of death a homicide. Following an investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at 57 Conant Road in Turner on Dec. 12, 2024, where evidence discovered at the location linked 26-year-old Luke Krott of Edgecomb to the murder, and an arrest warrant was issued for him.

Krott, who had been staying with his parents in Edgecomb, had left the state but with the help of the San Diego Police Department’s Fugitive Task Force, FBI, and the U.S. Marshals Service Krott was located Monday evening, Jan. 6, 2025, on a sailboat at a marina in San Diego, California.

Krott is currently being held at the San Diego Central Jail on a fugitive from justice charge pending the extradition process to Maine, where he will face a murder charge.

The Maine State Police would like to thank our local and federal law enforcement partners for their assistance in locating and apprehending Krott. This is an active and ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.