District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that a 24-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty today in Fall River Superior Court to a second degree murder charge connected to the January 2013 death of 9-month-old baby girl. Ethen Harrison was sentenced to serve life in prison with the…

District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that a 24-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty today in Fall River Superior Court to a second degree murder charge connected to the January 2013 death of 9-month-old baby girl. Ethen Harrison was sentenced to serve life in prison with the…

Three individuals were arrested last night in connection to the ongoing investigation into last week’s homicide of Aaron Gant Jr. in New Bedford. Chad Santos, 25; Kathleen Rivera, 24; and Lorena Rivera, 21, all of New Bedford, were each charged with the obstruction of justice portion of the state’s witness intimidation statute. All three defendants…

The victims of last night’s homicide in New Bedford can now be publicly identified. The victim is Aaron Gant Jr., 24, of New Bedford. Further investigation overnight has determined the shooting occurred on Grinnell Street near the intersection to Pleasant Street around 7:10 p.m. New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the district…