A suspect was arrested after a man was found dead outside a library in Orange County.

On June 2, Westminster police responded to an unresponsive man on the 8200 block of 13th Street in Westminster at 6:15 p.m.

The victim, who was only identified as a homeless man, was pronounced dead at the scene. No suspect was found nearby, but the death was being investigated as a homicide.

Collected evidence helped detectives identify James Metcalf, 54, of Westminster, as the primary suspect, the Orange County Register reported.

Metcalf was already in police custody on suspicion of vandalism. Details on how detectives linked Metcalf to the murder were not provided.

Metcalf was arrested earlier in the day near the area where the body was later found, police told the O.C. Register.

It’s unclear whe

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