Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA
Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA Two men were charged on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with the killing of a 15-year-old middle school student at a Boston park over the summer.  Zontre Mack, 19, of Canton, and Dominick Gavin, 25, of Boston, were arraigned on first-degree murder in the killing of Curtis Ashford Jr. on Ellington Street on July 27, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Mack, who is also charged with illegal weapon and communication possession, is being held without bail. The magistrate gave Gavin, who also faces an accessory after the fact of murder charge, a $75,000 bond, authorities said.  Surveillance…
Man Wanted For Fatal Boston Shooting Nabbed In NYC After 7 Months: Police Man Wanted For Fatal Boston Shooting Nabbed In NYC After 7 Months: Police
Man Wanted For Fatal Boston Shooting Nabbed In NYC After 7 Months: Police A man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Massachusetts was arrested in New York seven months later, authorities said. Timothy Timson, age 30, was arrested in connection with the murder of 51-year-old David Wood, of Boston, in New York City on Sunday, Nov. 27, Boston Police report. Wood was shot in the area of Wabeno and Wyoming streets around 11:40 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, police said. He was pronounced dead on scene.  Timson will remain in the custody of NYPD until he is brought back to Boston, police said. Meanwhile, the investigation into the homicide is ongoing. An…
Police Nab Man Accused Of Killing 26-Year-Old Over Traffic Beef Police Nab Man Accused Of Killing 26-Year-Old Over Traffic Beef
Police Nab Man Accused Of Killing 26-Year-Old Over Traffic Beef Lowell police arrested a 21-year-old man they said shot and killed someone over a traffic dispute following a tense 10-day manhunt through the city and Fall River areas, authorities said.  Rafael Garcia-Rey faces a murder charge and will be held without bail, a judge ruled on Friday, Nov. 25, reports said.  Investigators said Garcia-Rey shot Louis Odogwu Ganobi in the chest on Nov. 15 at the corner of Maitland Avenue and Chelmsford Street in Lowell. Ganobi asked the driver of a car that Garcia-Rey was riding in to move, which sparked an argument that ended with his killi…
Boyfriend Formally Charged With Murdering 29-Year-Old Ryan Anderson: DA Boyfriend Formally Charged With Murdering 29-Year-Old Ryan Anderson: DA
Boyfriend Formally Charged With Murdering 29-Year-Old Ryan Anderson: DA A 34-year-old man from Auburn has been formally charged with murdering his boyfriend at his Millbury home last month, authorities said. Kevin Donnellan was indicted on a murder charge of 29-year-old Ryan Anderson on Friday, Nov. 16, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office reports.  Anderson was found dead at 303 Millbury Street after Donnellan called police to the house on Saturday, Oct. 3, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Anderson had significant knife wounds to his body, the DA's Office reports.  When questioned by police whether Anderson had fallen or hurt himself, Donnell…
Lynn Man Gets Life In Prison For Fatally Shooting 25-Year-Old In 2018: DA Lynn Man Gets Life In Prison For Fatally Shooting 25-Year-Old In 2018: DA
Lynn Man Gets Life In Prison For Fatally Shooting 25-Year-Old In 2018: DA A Lynn man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the option of parole for a triple shooting that killed one man in 2018, authorities said. Victor Figueroa-Flores, age 23, was sentenced after he was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Romel Danis, age 25, on Oct. 28, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Prosecutors said that Figueroa-Flores, along with Nathaniel Pagan, randomly targeted Danis and two other men and mistook them for Trinitario gang members, the office reports. After idly waiting for the men to walk by, Figueroa-Flores shot Danis a…
Man Suspected Of Murdering 48-Year-Old Brockton Woman Dies In Hospital Man Suspected Of Murdering 48-Year-Old Brockton Woman Dies In Hospital
Man Suspected Of Murdering 48-Year-Old Brockton Woman Dies In Hospital A man suspected of murdering a 48-year-old woman in the driveway of her Brockton home has died in the hospital, authorities said. Suspect Dead In Brockton Murder Of Woman pic.twitter.com/iPVQuQJvur — DA Tim Cruz (@PlymouthCtyDAO) November 3, 2022 Joao Correia, age 56, was in custody for the murder of Veronica Goncalves, who was found dead in the driveway of 342 Crescent Street in Brockton just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Responding officers found Goncalves bleeding with obvious signs of trauma to her head, Plymouth County District Attorney …
Inmate Facing Charges For Lawrence Shooting That Killed Man, Paralyzed Woman Inmate Facing Charges For Lawrence Shooting That Killed Man, Paralyzed Woman
Inmate Facing Charges For Lawrence Shooting That Killed Man, Paralyzed Woman An inmate has been formally charged in connection with a fatal shooting that killed a man and paralyzed a woman two years ago, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports.  Elias Leger, age 20, is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to his role in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Alan Jimenez in Lawrence in 2020, the office reports. During his arraignment, Leger pleaded not guilty to murder, armed assault with intent to murder, assault & battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and possession of an unlicensed firearm.  Damm bro I’m so br…
Truck Driver Facing Charges For Central Mass Woman Found Dead In Georgia Truck Driver Facing Charges For Central Mass Woman Found Dead In Georgia
Truck Driver Facing Charges For Central Mass Woman Found Dead In Georgia A Massachusetts truck driver was arrested in Indiana last week for the murder of a Massachusetts woman who was found dead at Georgia truck stop last month, authorities and reports said.  Jason Palmer, age 45, of Littleton, was arrested at a Sinclair Gas Station of I-70 in Indiana on Wednesday, Oct. 26, according to a release from Indiana State Police. Palmer had multiple warrants out of Georgia regarding the death of 45-year-old Jessica Goodrich, of Worcester.  Goodrich's body was found in the woods off a service road near Roadie's Chevron Truck Shop in Woodbine, GA., NECN reports citing o…
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte
Worcester Man Pleads Guilty To Second-Degree Murder Of Vanessa Marcotte A 36-year-old Worcester man who pleaded not guilty to murdering a 27-year-old woman six years ago has pleaded to a lesser charge, authorities said. Angelo Colon-Ortiz pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Vanessa Marcotte in 2016, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office reports.  He was sentenced to serve life in prison on the murder charge and will not be eligible for parole for 45 years. Colon-Ortiz originally pled not guilty to first-degree murder and unarmed robbery after being arrested and arraigned in 2017.  “The completion of this case is the…
Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder
Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder Prosecutors will not retry a Dorchester man convicted of a 1984 Boston murder after the state Supreme Court found problems with the first conviction, The Suffolk County District Attorney announced on Monday. Joseph Pope has spent nearly four decades for the killing of Efrain DeJesus in Uphams Corner during a robbery. Though, he never pulled the trigger. Pope was convicted under state law at the time that said everyone involved in a crime that leads to murder is just as guilty of the killing, news reports said. Pope was upstairs at DeJesus' home when the killing happened.&…
Canton Man Charged With Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Curtis Ashford Jr. In Boston Canton Man Charged With Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Curtis Ashford Jr. In Boston
Canton Man Charged With Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Curtis Ashford Jr. In Boston A 19-year-old man is being held without bail after being charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy in Boston earlier this year, authorities said. Zontre Mack, of Canton, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm without a license in connection with the death of Curtis Ashford Jr. the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Ashford was fatally shot outside his home on Ellington Street in Dorchester on the night of Wednesday, July 27, 2022, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  “I told him to make sure be home by 8 before the lights come on and he texted m…
Man Charged In Connection With Western Massachusetts Murder: DA Man Charged In Connection With Western Massachusetts Murder: DA
Man Charged In Connection With Western Massachusetts Murder: DA A man has been arrested in connection with a homicide in western Massachusetts, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office reports. Jose Hernandez, of West Springfield, was arrested and charged with murder on Friday, Oct. 21, the office reports. Authorities were aware of a possible homicide victim on Thursday, according to the office. Police later searched the victim's house and found them dead inside.  Investigators later determined Hernandez as the suspect. He is expected to be arraigned Friday in Springfield District Court. The investigation is ongoing.