Police said they have arrested a man as a person of interest in the death of a homeless man who was found dead near the Burlington Electric Department around 7 a.m. Saturday.Officers said they responded to a wooded area between 431 and 585 Pine St. for a report of an unresponsive man, later identified as 40-year-old Forrest Bryant. Bryant was found dead in a makeshift campsite.Bryant, who arrived in Burlington three months ago, had previously spent time in St. Albans, southern Vermont, and New York. He was known to officers.Monday afternoon, police said they received information that Mark Delude, 52, of Burlington and Bryant were involved in an altercation before Bryant's death. Witnesses told police Delude attempted to prevent police and medical personnel from visiting the campsite.Police said Delude was arrested on Saturday on an unrelated trespassing charge. He is expected to be charged with obstruction of justice Tuesday, police said. He is being held on $25,000 bail."I think it's important to note that he's not charged with anything directly related to Mr. Bryant's death," Police Chief Michael Schirling said. "With this ongoing investigation, and the need to make sure we're being through, it's important to turn over all the various rocks."Police say the death remains suspicious and an autopsy has been performed. Schirling said results of the autopsy are pending, and police said it’s too early to determine the cause and manner of death. Schirling said Bryant showed visible signs of an altercation, but said the medical examiner was waiting on tests that could take weeks for results.Police have identified all people present at the time of Bryant’s death. The campsite has since been dismantled.More information is expected to be released in court documents Tuesday morning.Anyone with information is asked to call police at 802-540-2267.

Police said they have arrested a man as a person of interest in the death of a homeless man who was found dead near the Burlington Electric Department around 7 a.m. Saturday.

Officers said they responded to a wooded area between 431 and 585 Pine St. for a report of an unresponsive man, later identified as 40-year-old Forrest Bryant. Bryant was found dead in a makeshift campsite.

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Bryant, who arrived in Burlington three months ago, had previously spent time in St. Albans, southern Vermont, and New York. He was known to officers.

Monday afternoon, police said they received information that Mark Delude, 52, of Burlington and Bryant were involved in an altercation before Bryant's death. Witnesses told police Delude attempted to prevent police and medical personnel from visiting the campsite.

Police said Delude was arrested on Saturday on an unrelated trespassing charge. He is expected to be charged with obstruction of justice Tuesday, police said. He is being held on $25,000 bail.

"I think it's important to note that he's not charged with anything directly related to Mr. Bryant's death," Police Chief Michael Schirling said. "With this ongoing investigation, and the need to make sure we're being through, it's important to turn over all the various rocks."

Police say the death remains suspicious and an autopsy has been performed. Schirling said results of the autopsy are pending, and police said it’s too early to determine the cause and manner of death. Schirling said Bryant showed visible signs of an altercation, but said the medical examiner was waiting on tests that could take weeks for results.

Police have identified all people present at the time of Bryant’s death. The campsite has since been dismantled.

More information is expected to be released in court documents Tuesday morning.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 802-540-2267.