Greenfield murder suspect arrested at Albany airport

(WGGB/WSHM) - A man has been arrested in connection with an ongoing death investigation in Greenfield.

The suspect, 42-year-old Taaniel Herberger-Brown was arrested at Albany International Airport on Tuesday and he remains in custody at the Albany County Correctional Facility.

According to the Northwestern District Attorney’s office. Greenfield Police responded to an apartment complex on Chapman Street on Monday afternoon after receiving a report of a foul odor.

An unnamed man was found dead inside an apartment and the death was ruled a homicide.

The D.A’s office reports Herberger-Brown used to live inside the apartment where the victim was found.

An arrest warrant for a murder charge was obtained by police on Tuesday and the suspect was found and arrested at the Albany International Airport in New York.

The Albany County Sheriff’s office reports, Herberger-Brown was located inside the airport using camera footage.

After reviewing the arrest report from the Albany County Sheriff’s office, Western Mass News learned police were led to this location after his cellphone pinged approximately 750 meters in the area of the airport.

Herberger-Brown was charged as a fugitive from justice and arraigned in the town of Colonie Criminal Court.

He’s still in new York on Tuesday night and it’s unknown when the suspect will return to Massachusetts for arraignment on the murder charge.

The incident remains under investigation.

Western Mass News will continue to follow this story and will have more information as it becomes available.