Third Man Pleads Guilty In Connection With 2006 Cambridge Homicide
For Immediate Release September 8, 2010
Contact: Jessica Venezia Pastore/Cara O'Brien
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WOBURN –A Boston man has pled guilty in connection with the 2006 shooting death of Corey Davis, 19, in Cambridge, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public today.
Sherrod Bright, 26, pled guilty today to charges of manslaughter and accessory before the fact. Middlesex Superior Court Judge Hamlin sentenced Bright to 10 years in State Prison, followed by 10 years probation.
Two men have previously been found guilty in connection with the homicide. Ahmad Bright, 17, of Dorchester was found guilty on March 13, 2009 by a Middlesex Superior Court jury on charges of second degree murder, armed with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a firearm without a license. Remel Ahart, 21, of Quincy, was found guilty June 9, 2009 on charges of first degree murder, armed assault to murder, and carrying a firearm without a license (2 counts).
“With today’s plea, all three individuals responsible for Corey Davis’ senseless death are now held accountable,” District Attorney Leone said. “Sherrod Bright conspired with his co-defendants to kill Corey Davis and will now spend a decade behind bars as a result of his criminal actions.”
According to authorities, at approximately midnight on March 19, 2006, Cambridge Police responded to a reported shooting in the vicinity of 136 Hamilton Street in Cambridge. At the scene, they found the victim, Davis, lying on the sidewalk, a short distance away from a parked vehicle, evidencing gunshot wounds. He was transported by emergency medical personnel to Massachusetts General Hospital, and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
Investigators from the State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office joined Cambridge Police at the scene, and initiated an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Davis’ death.
It was determined that Davis was shot in the black Infiniti sedan near which he was found shortly before midnight. On March 20, 2006, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (ME) completed its autopsy on Davis. The ME found the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, and ruled the death a homicide.
After an exhaustive three-month investigation, on Thursday, June 22, 2006, police sought and obtained warrants for Ahmad Bright, age 17, of Dorchester, and Remel Ahart, age 21, of Quincy. Police allege that Ahart shot Davis from the backseat of the Infiniti sedan near which Davis was found, and that Bright participated in the shooting as a joint venturer.
Ahart was placed under arrest without incident on Friday, June 23, 2006, at approximately 6:45 a.m., at his residence in Quincy. He was arraigned later that morning in Cambridge District Court before Judge Michele Hogan on charges of murder, armed assault with intent to murder, and possession of a firearm (2 counts). He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail.
On Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Bright turned himself in at the Cambridge Police Department. Bright was arraigned the following day in Cambridge District Court before Judge George Sprague. He pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail.
On August 14, 2006, the Grand Jury returned indictments against Ahart and Bright. Both are charged with murder, armed assault to murder, and carrying a firearm without a license (2 counts). Ahart was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on August 16, 2006. He entered a plea of not guilty, and was ordered held without bail. Bright was arraigned on September 7, 2006 in Middlesex Superior Court in Cambridge before Judge Isaac Borenstein. He entered a plea of not guilty, and was ordered held without bail.
Cambridge Police and State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office continued to investigate the circumstances of the murder. As a result of that investigation, on September 19, 2008, police arrested Sherrod Bright for his role in the murder. He was charged with first degree murder, accessory before the fact of murder, and conspiracy to commit murder.
Sherrod Bright is the older brother of Ahmad Bright. It was alleged that Sherrod Bright ordered the killing of Davis, and that Ahmad Bright and Ahart carried out those orders.
Bright was arraigned on September 22, 2008 in Cambridge District Court on charges of first degree murder and accessory before the fact. Cambridge District Court Judge George Sprague ordered Bright held without bail. He was indicted by a Middlesex Superior Court Grand Jury on November 7, 2008.
The prosecutor assigned to this case is Assistant District Attorneys John Verner. The Victim Witness Advocate is Susie Marshall. The case was investigated by Cambridge Police and Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney's Office
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