4th Machias murder suspect arrested today in Massachusetts
by Sarah Craighead Dedmon
Maine State Police today announced a fourth murder suspect has been arrested in connection with the Nov. 4 shooting of 17-year-old Brandin Guerrero, whose body was found on High Street in Machias.
Today, Jorge Pagan-Sanchez, 41, of Taunton, Massachusetts was arrested after attempting to flee from his home by the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and the Taunton Police Department, with assistance from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit North. Pagan-Sanchez is charged with felony murder. The Maine State Police continues to actively investigate the case.
Three other suspects are currently being held in the Washington County Jail and have been charged with murder and felony murder in connection with the drug-related murder.
Nathanael Genao, 23, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was arrested Nov. 19 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, by the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and the New Bedford Police Department, and the US Marshals Service Boston also assisted.
On the same day, Juan Ortiz of Concord, New Hampshire, 27, and Emanuel Ramos of Roxbury Massachusetts, 30, were apprehended in Fort Worth, Texas, by the Fort Worth Texas Police Department, acting on information provided by the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit North.