MILFORD — Members of the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to a local business on the evening of Aug. 9 and located a 3-year-old female child deceased inside a vehicle.
The vehicle was owned by the child’s mother, 40-year-old Kelly Brown of Havertown, Pennsylvania.
Kelly Brown was located nearby and was detained by law enforcement.
Kelly Brown and her child had been subjects of an earlier issued attempt to locate and check their well-being at the request of concerned family members.
Once the child’s death was discovered, the sheriff’s office requested Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit North’s assistance with the investigation.
Detectives and members of the Maine State Police Evidence Response Team responded to conduct an investigation in partnership with the sheriff’s office.
The child will be transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death.
At approximately 5 a.m. on Aug. 10, Kelly Brown was arrested by the Maine State Police and charged with manslaughter.
Kelly Brown was booked at the Penobscot County Jail pending her appearance at the Penobscot Judicial Center.
