A Rhode Island man has been arrested in Georgia and charged in connection with the April 15 fire death of Justin Downey on Rounds Street in New Bedford.

The District Attorney's Office says 36-year-old Sayeed Coggins of Providence was arrested on a warrent this week by U.S. Marshals in Stone Mountain, Ga.

Coggins has been charged with being an accessory to murder after the fact.

The DA's Office says Coggins waived rendition to Massachusetts, but it is unclear when he'll be returned.  When he is brought back, he'll be arraigned in New Bedford District Court.

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