Police: Man Arrested in Connection With Windham Death

A man has been arrested as a result of a week-long investigation into last week's death of a 20-year-old woman in Windham, according to police.

Joseph Ida, 23, of 8 Bear Hill Road was arrested Dec. 29 on one count of possession of a controlled drug and one count of manufacture of a controlled drug. Both are Class B felonies.

According to a release by Windham Police Capt. Mike Caron, a search warrant was executed at Ida's residence. At that time, a substantial amount of hardware used to manufacture Dimethltryptamine, or DMT, was found.

Along with the materials connected to the psychadelic drug, police also found a certain amount of Heroin during the initial search.

Caron said that DMT is a schedule I drug on the DEA scheduling list.

The arrest is in connection with the death of 20-year-old Ellie Morin, who was found in a home on Bear Hill Road  on Dec. 21.

A Hazardous Materials unit was later called to that scene to investigate.

Morin was a Salem High School graduate and a student at the University of New Hampshire.

Ida posted a cash bail of $25,000. He is scheduled to be arraigned at Salem District Court on Feb. 6.

The investigation is still ongoing to determine whether additional charges are appropriate.