Scott Libby, the Raymond man whose body was found in his car along railroad tracks in Bethel Feb. 20, died as the result of strangulation and blows to the head, according court records released last week.

Agostino Samson, 23, of Bethel and Windham, was arrested March 3 and charged with Libby’s murder. Police believe Samson beat Libby in the head with a frying pan and strangled him with a belt.

Libby’s body was found lying across the front seat of his 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, which was parked on the railroad tracks near the Barker Road, its interior covered with blood, according to an affidavit by Maine State Police Detective Herbert Leighton. The Bethel Hostel, where Samson was staying, is less than a quarter mile from the Barker Road crossing, Leighton said.

Samson, who is being held without bail, was moved from Oxford County Jail in South Paris to Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn last week after his third fight with fellow inmates, said Capt. Ernest Martin, administrator of the Oxford County Jail. He is scheduled for an arraignment in late April or early May, according to court records.

According to the affidavit, Samson, a former employee at Libby’s landscaping business, met Libby on the night of Feb. 19 to resolve a $400 loan Libby had made to Samson last summer. Under questioning, Samson said he and Libby settled the loan, then got into a fight after Libby made sexual advances toward him. Samson said he punched Libby twice in the nose, then Libby left the hostel. Leighton noted in the affidavit that Libby did not have any injuries to his nose. The detective also noted that no money was found on Libby, and his pant pockets were turned out.

During the interview, Leighton noticed bruises on Agostino’s hands. Agostino told the detective first that a box fell on his hands at work, then that he got the injury after punching a refrigerator. According to Leighton, detectives found a damaged woven belt in Samson’s room.

A broken, cast iron pan, matching one missing from the Bethel Hostel, was found in Libby’s car covered in Libby’s blood. Blood-stained business cards bearing Libby’s name were found near Samson’s room at the hostel, as were bloodstain patterns on the ground. Blood was also found on the doorknobs of the hostel entryway.