Man killed at Saugus home, roommate arrested, DA says

George Finley is accused of killing Joshua Thomson at a home on Essex Street

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CORRECTION (July 7, 2023, 4:23 p.m.): An earlier version of this story misidentified the person who was killed and the person who was arrested.

A man was arrested on a murder charge in the death of his housemate in Saugus, Massachusetts, prosecutors said Friday.

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Saugus police had confirmed the death investigation at the home on Essex Street — where a police cruiser was seen parked and police tape was up in front of the yard. They were called about 6:36 a.m. for an unintended death of a person, with officials initially only sharing he was male.

It wasn't immediately clear if the death was considered suspicious, or who had died.

The man who died was identified by the Essex County District Attorney's Office as Joshua Thomson, 37. George Finley, a 64-year-old who lived with Thomson, was arrested.

Finley is due in Lynn District Court, likely on Monday, prosecutors said.

They didn't share how or why Finley is suspected of killing Thomson.

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