Man Accused Of Killing Darien Family Found In Florida

Jacob Nodarse has been arrested not on murder charges but obstruction of police charges. But investigators say Jacob is their lead suspect in the death of Jeffrey Kramer, 50, his wife Lori, 48, and son Michael, 20.

Jacob Nodarse, the primary suspect in the Darien murders has been arrested. The 23-year-old Nodarse was found sleeping in a minivan near his parents’ home.

A 23-year-old man sought in the slayings of three family members in Darien was taken into custody at his parents’ home in southern Florida this afternoon, officials said.

Jacob B. Nodarse was found sleeping in a minivan outside the home in Lehigh Acres near Fort Myers around 3 p.m., according to Deputy U.S. Marshal Rick Jessup.

Police in Florida had been on the look-out for Nodarse, after Darien police told them he was driving a blue BMW coupe and had family in Fort Myers and Miami, The Tribune reports.

A motive in the slayings remained unknown Wednesday. Tuesday morning, police responded to the 8900 block of Kilkenny Drive in Darien after the Kramers’ daughter, who was hiding in a closet, called 9-1-1 and said there were shots fired in the home. Police discovered her three family members dead on the scene.

Nodarse is being held in the Lee County Jail on an obstruction of police charge out of Illinois, but Jessup said he is a “prime suspect” in the murders of Jeffrey Kramer, 50, his wife Lori, 48, and their youngest son Michael, 20.