A 35-year-old Moncton, N.B., man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman whose body was discovered in a garbage bin last month.

RCMP say Devlin O’Blenis, 35, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the investigation into the death of Melissa Price, 39.

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According to police, O’Blenis is charged with first-degree murder and was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to return to court on April 2.

Police were called to High Street in Moncton on Feb. 15 for a sudden death and located a woman deceased in an outdoor garbage bin near a walking trail.

RCMP later confirmed that an operation held the following day on Norwood Street was connected to the investigation.

In a news release this past Monday, police identified Price as the victim and said her death was believed to be an “isolated incident” and that there was “no ongoing concern for public safety.”

RCMP in New Brunswick say they’ve identified the woman whose body was found in a garbage bin in Moncton over the weekend, but are still trying to determine what caused her death.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Hans Ouellette said the victim is a 39-year-old woman from Moncton and investigators have been in contact with her family.

“Right now we’re investigating a suspicious death possibly as a homicide because we have not yet determined how this individual has died,” he said.

Police were called to High Street for a sudden death at around 12:10 p.m. Sunday, and located a woman deceased in an outdoor garbage bin near a walking trail.

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The following day, Ouellette said a police operation was conducted on Norwood Street, in connection with the investigation.

“We believe the incident to be a targeted incident if it is indeed determined to be a homicide. Again, we’re still searching and we’re still trying to determine the cause of death,” said Ouellette.

“But at this point, we do not have information to suggest that there is any danger to the general public.”

He urged anyone with information to reach out to police.

“We want the public to understand that if they have information that can help us, that they definitely need to contact us and we encourage them to contact us so we can get to the bottom and answer questions for the friends and family of the deceased individual,” he said.

Anyone with information can call the New Brunswick RCMP Major Crime Unit at 1-888-506-RCMP (7267) or send an email to jdiv.mcu@rcmp–grc.gc.ca.

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