BATH — Bath police on Wednesday arrested a local man they sought for questioning about events related to the death of 35-year-old Sean Duffy.

Duffy’s body was found Saturday afternoon in a room at the Hampton Inn on Commercial Street. Police said Monday that they believed he died from an overdose of illegally obtained prescription narcotics, and that the death did not appear suspicious.

Late Wednesday morning, Police Chief Michael Field issued a release seeking help from the public in locating 31-year-old Mark Watrous, whose address is not known but who police say is from the Bath area.

Lt. Stan Cielinski said police believed Watrous had contact with Duffy during the 24 hours before his death.

Following an anonymous tip to police on Wednesday, Bath Patrol Officer Jason Aucoin arrested Watrous at Maritime Apartments at 8:14 p. m. Wednesday, Cielinski said today.

He was charged on a warrant for failing to appear in West Bath District Court on Wednesday morning to face a charge of operating after habitual offender revocation, according to Cielinski.

Watrous was unable to post $750 cash bail and was taken to Two Bridge Regional Jail in Wiscasset.

Watrous gave police a statement, which Cielinski said is “another piece of the puzzle” of Duffy’s death.

Results of an autopsy conducted earlier this week by the State Medical Examiner’s Office, as well as toxicology tests, are not expected for several weeks.

The investigation into Duffy’s death continues, Cielinski said.

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