A judge ordered 26-year-old Jonathan Matos held without bail as he awaits trial for the 2013 murder of 18-year-old Jonathan Reyes.
Matos, of Mattapan, is charged with first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of a large-capacity feeding device. A grand jury indicted Matos on Friday, Dec. 4.
Matos allegedly shot Reyes multiple times outside the home on West 2nd Street where Reyes was staying, just before 3 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2013.
Assistant District Attorney Mark Zanini said in court Monday that the homicide was drug-related, and that Reyes had begun to sell drugs to users who had previously been buying from Matos. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office:
Zanini told the court that Matos and a small group of associates routinely sold heroin in the area of the D Street housing development in the fall of 2012. In the course of this activity, he was known to carry a handgun. Also in the fall of 2012, Reyes moved to South Boston and joined Matos in the drug trade. Over a period of months, however, Reyes began to sell to drug users who had previously purchased from Matos’ group.
“This situation led to hostility between the parties, impinging on a lucrative drug trade,” Zanini said. “This hostility led Matos and others to confront Reyes.”
After a series of phone calls in the late night hours of Jan. 6, 2013, into the early morning hours of the following day, Matos and others travelled to the West 2nd Street residence where Reyes was staying. Reyes came outside and was shot to death by Matos and his companions, who used a large-capacity semiautomatic pistol, Zanini said.
Matos will appear in court again on Jan. 12, 2016.
