On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Maine State Police arrested a 17-year-old male from Maine in connection with the homicide investigation in Union. The juvenile was taken into custody without incident in Union, according to State Police. He was transported to the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.

The arrest is the result of relentless investigative work by detectives and investigators with the Maine State Police. The victim, previously identified as Sunshine Stewart, 48, of Tenants Harbor, was located during a search of Crawford Pond in Union on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta confirmed her cause of death as strangulation and blunt force trauma.

Anyone with pertinent information related to this case is encouraged to contact the Maine State Police at 207.624.7076 or by texting MESPTIP to 847411. This remains an active and ongoing investigation. No additional information is being released at this time.