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December 7, 2007

2 R.I. men indicted for murder of Fall River man

Two men were indicted today for murder and attempted robbery after prosecutors say they killed a Fall River man in a robbery gone bad.

Sylvester Moses, 20, and David Mello, 20, both of Providence, are charged in the Aug. 15 death of Marc Quintal, according to a statement from Michael Healey, spokesman for Attorney General Patrick Lynch.

The police say Quintal was in the city looking to buy drugs, but was set up by Moses and Mello to be robbed.

Quintal was shot in the back, the police said. Officials have not yet said which man is believed to have pulled the trigger.

Mello was arrested Aug. 24, in a North End tenement, hiding under a bed. Moses turned himself in Aug. 30.

The two are scheduled to be arraigned Jan. 2 in Providence Superior Court. Each faces one count of 1st-degree robbery; one count of conspiracy to commit robbery; one count of discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence, death resulting; one count of using a firearm while committing a crime of violence; and one count of using a firearm while committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence.

Both men also face a charge of carrying a pistol without a license.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 2:30 PM | Permalink

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