PORT ALLEN - A man believed to be connected to a Sarasota, Fla. homicide was arrested in West Baton Rouge Parish early Wednesday, authorities said.

Djalma Gordon, 41, of Sarasota was detained just before 1 a.m. in a traffic stop by West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's deputies.

Sarasota Police have released minimal information about the crime, saying a woman whose identity they have not yet released was found dead about 8 p.m. Tuesday in her apartment. Police, who went to the apartment for a welfare check, say she was the victim of "homicidal violence."