Fall River Man Convicted of October 2018 Hammer Attack Homicide
Bristol County District Attorney’s Office
Thomas M. Quinn III
District Attorney
Press Release
August 16, 2022
A 42-year-old Fall River man was convicted of Second Degree Murder Monday afternoon in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced.
Adam J. Levesque was convicted by a jury of his peers of the October 9, 2018 murder of 39-year-old Lance Correia in Fall River after an eight-day trial.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Michael Cahillane and Daniel Walsh.
“I’m very pleased the jury held the defendant accountable for this brutal and senseless killing of his friend, which appeared to be over drugs,” District Attorney Quinn said. “The defendant has a history of committing violent crimes and we look forward to this sentencing in this case.”
On October 9, 2018 at 11:39 PM, Fall River Police received multiple 911 calls from 202/204 Rock Street about a male who was bleeding profusely and was unconscious.
Upon arrival, officers located Lance Correia in apartment #5 on the 2nd Floor above the Walsh Pharmacy. Correia was covered in blood and the right side of his face was swollen. He later died from wounds sustained to his head.
After an extensive investigation led by the District Attorney’s office, and assisted by state and local police, it was determined that the defendant had attacked the victim with a hammer, striking him in the side of the head with it.
The bludgeoning appears to be as a result of $2,000 worth of heroin going missing.
The defendant was eventually arrested for the murder on October 18. 2018 in New York.
Sentencing in the case is scheduled for September 7th at 11 a.m. in Fall River Superior Court.
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