Prosecutors have dropped a first-degree murder charge against Eric Barnes, 29, of Dorchester after a young woman named Brianna L. Erickson, a central witness in the case, died in jail. Authorities say the death was a suicide, but a close family friend says Erickson was distressed and feared for her safety. “The evidence developed thus … Read more →
Three men, Eric Barnes, 29, of Dorchester, Kenneth Sales, 24, of Roxbury, and Tyronne Seams, 27, of Dorchester, were indicted Friday, April 11, on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery in connection with the March 5, 2013, shooting death of Brousseau Normil, 20, at 7 Langdon Street in Roxbury. A fourth defendant, Brianna Erickson, … Read more →
A Dorchester man who was arrested for the March 2013 shooting death of 20-year-old Cambridge resident Brousseau Normil has been released on his own recognizance by a Suffolk County Superior Court judge. Eric Barnes, 29, was granted a motion for reduction of bail by Regional Administrative Judge Jeffrey A. Locke yesterday. Under the conditions of … Read more →
