Connecticut man charged with December Fall River homicide

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said a Willimantic man was charged with the December shooting death of Juan Manuel Batista Castro.

Angel Fabian Robles-Nicasio was charged with murder, carrying an illegal firearm, and conspiracy to traffic cocaine.

The arrest came as part of a multi-state investigation involving Homicide Unit Prosecutors, the Massachusetts State Police, Fall River Police, and members of the Willimantic Police Department in Connecticut.

Quinn said the defendant was arrested along with 11 other individuals on Tuesday in Connecticut as a result of a long-term investigation by Willimantic Police into a pattern of racketeering and gang activity.

For that arrest he was charged with corrupt organization and racketeering act and was ordered held on $75,000 bail.

Fall River Police responded to 911 calls regarding a male shot on Bank Street around 5 p.m. on December 23.

When first responders arrived at the scene, they found the victim dead on the front porch of the home and another man with a minor injury to his hand.