Two men have been indicted in Fall River Superior Court on many charges after an alleged armed house invasion in Bristol County.
According to Deputy Chief of Police Philip Adams, at around 12:00 a.m. on July 22nd, Easton Police officers were summoned to a residence for a reported alarm activation. The resident was at home with her three children and assumed she could hear someone inside.
When authorities arrived, the resident told them she could hear the suspects at the back of the house. Two Easton Police officers pursued the first suspect on foot before apprehending him. A second suspect was apprehended shortly after, along with a loaded Glock pistol and a 30-round, high-capacity magazine, thanks to the help of a Massachusetts State Police K9 unit.
The two individuals apprehended were Ernst Lacrete, 25, of Quincy, MA, and Lavar Benson, 25, of Dorchester, MA. Lacrete and Benson were charged with home invasion, carrying a firearm without a license, possessing a firearm with a large capacity, and carrying a firearm without a license while loaded.
According to court records, both pled not guilty at their arraignment on Wednesday and were remanded without bond, with a detention hearing scheduled for Monday.
This month, both individuals were indicted in Fall River Superior Court on charges of armed burglary, possession of a large capacity firearm, breaking and entering at nite for a felony, possession of a large capacity feeding device, and possession of ammunition without a FID card.
Lacrete’s arraignment and dangerousness hearing in Fall River Superior Court is scheduled for November 2nd.
Benson appeared in court on Wednesday for an arraignment and dangerousness hearing, when he pled not guilty and was granted bail of $100,000 surety/$10,000 cash. The pre-trial conference is planned for December 3rd.
The Easton Police Department commended the Massachusetts State Police, the Stoughton Police Department, and the West Bridgewater Police Department for their help.
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