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A homicide investigation is underway in Fruitland after a 27-year-old was found dead in a home on April 25. A 40-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder. Maryland State Police are leading the investigation.

WICOMICO COUNTY, Md. - A Fruitland man has been arrested in connection with a homicide investigation in Wicomico County, Maryland State Police said Saturday.

Brandt John Roberts, 40, is charged with first- and second-degree murder, along with related offenses, following the death of 27-year-old Albert Joseph Vacovsky III, also of Fruitland. 

Roberts is currently being held at the Wicomico County Detention Center as he awaits an appearance before a district court commissioner.

The investigation began around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 25, when officers from the Fruitland Police Department responded to a home in the 200 block of Camden Avenue for a report of a death. When officers arrived, they found Vacovsky dead inside the residence.

The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit is leading the investigation, which remains active. They’re being assisted by the Fruitland Police Department, Salisbury Police Department, and forensic crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division.

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