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Pittsfield man arrested in December homicide

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Josh Landes
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WAMC

Authorities say they made an arrest related to a December homicide in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Reymon Delacruz-Batista was found dead in the Pittsfield State Forest on December 4th. On February 20th, the Pittsfield Police Department arrested 33-year-old Pittsfielder Jamel Nicholson as part of the ongoing investigation.

“Mr. Nicholson was arraigned in central Berkshire District Court on Tuesday of three charges: A homicide charge, a kidnapping charge and the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony,” District Attorney Andrea Harrington told WAMC.

Nicholson, who was represented by Attorney Paul Rudof at his arraignment, is being held without bail. His pre-trial hearing is scheduled for March. Rudof did not immediately respond to a request for comment from WAMC.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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