19 Year Old Man Arrested for Providence Homicide

Contact:
Major Thomas F. Oates III
243- 6107

Providence, R.I. - On Saturday, May 7, 2011, at approximately 10:20 PM Providence Police responded to 77 Mawney Street for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, police found Princeton Miller, age 26, of Providence on the porch of 77 Mawney Street. On Monday, May 9, 2011, the RI Medical Examiner's Office ruled Mr. Miller's death a homicide caused by multiple stab wounds.

Since responding that evening, a team of Providence Police Detectives which includes Detective Lieutenant Robert Lepre, Detective Sergeant James Marsland, Detective Maurice Green, Detective Emilio Matos and Detective Daniel O'Connell, worked around the clock investigating the death of Mr. Miller. Their investigation resulted in the issuance of an arrest warrant for Lamar Wilburn, DOB 7/9/92, of 5 Sixth Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts for the murder of Princeton Miller. Providence Police notified the Attleboro Police Department of the warrant and apprehended Wilburn early this morning.

Wilburn will be presented in Massachusetts Court this afternoon by Attleboro Police as a fugitive from justice based on the Providence Police warrant for murder.

"Once again, Providence Police Detectives are to be commended for their tireless efforts in bringing justice to the family of Princeton Miller. The Providence Police Department extends its condolences to the Miller family for their loss," said Colonel Dean M. Esserman, Chief of Police.