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BROCKTON – A Dorchester man was arraigned today in Brockton District Court stemming from his alleged efforts to help homicide suspect Davinci Leonard evade capture, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.
Jaylen Speed, 24, was charged with one count of Accessory After the Fact. Speed pleaded not guilty to the charge and was held on $50,000 cash bail, placed on GPS monitoring, ordered to home confinement if released and ordered to stay away and have no contact with any witnesses in his case. The Commonwealth requested bail be set at $100,000 during today’s hearing.
Speed is scheduled to return to District Court on June 18 for a probable cause hearing.
On the evening of March 22, Brockton Police received a 911 call for a report of a shooting outside the Chipotle located at 500 Westgate Drive. Upon arrival, first responders located two victims — Cevannah Alvarez, 18, and Tymari Albertson, 15 — suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims succumbed to their injuries following the shooting. Preliminary investigation into the homicides by Brockton Police and the Massachusetts State Police identified Davinci Leonard, 22, as the shooter.
Through efforts to locate and apprehend Leonard, investigators learned Speed was in contact with the homicide suspect in the hours following the fatal shooting. Speed is accused of providing his cell phone to Leonard for him to communicate with others while making initial steps to evade capture. Speed was also seen in the company of Leonard and 32-year-old Quincy man David Mosley-Lott by witnesses the day after the double homicide. It is alleged Speed continued to allow Leonard to use his cell phone on March 23.
Speed is the second defendant arraigned this week for efforts to aid Leonard’s flight from justice. The other defendant — Mosley-Lott — was held without bail Tuesday pending a dangerousness hearing in District Court.
Brockton Police and the Massachusetts State Police are relentlessly pursuing any leads which may result in the successful capture of Davinci Leonard. Through their investigation, alleged accomplices like Mosley-Lott will be identified, charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
If you have any information which may lead to the capture of Davinci Leonard please contact Massachusetts State Police at 508-894-2584.