NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A man wanted in connection with the gruesome killing of three people at a Queens home last week was arrested in Maine.
Travis Blake, 29, was nabbed Thursday by members of the Regional Fugitive Task Force in coordination with local law enforcement agencies in the Bar Harbor area, the NYPD said Friday.
Blake was apprehended without incident at a restaurant after authorities received a tip he was there, the Daily News reported.
Charges against Blake were pending as he awaited extradition to New York.
The NYPD released images of Blake earlier this week as they investigated the triple slaying in South Jamaica.
The bodies of the three victims—two women and a man—were discovered at a home on 155th Street, near 116th Road, last Friday afternoon. They're believed to have been dead for several days.
Vashawnna Malcolm, 22, was found lying dead on a bed on the second floor of the home with her hands bound and her mouth duct-taped, police said.
Karlene Barnett, 55, and Dervon Brightly, 36, were discovered dead in the basement, according to police.
Barnett had multiple stab wounds to her body, while Brightly had severe trauma to his head.
Sources told the New York Post that Brightly was the son of Barnett, who’d been dating the wanted man, Blake.
Blake stopped by the 155th Street house to “pick up his property” last Wednesday, two days before the three victims were found dead, according to the report. Barnett’s other son is said to have made the gruesome discovery Friday.
Malcolm was reportedly the niece of Barnett and had been visiting the U.S. from Jamaica at the time.
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