Grand Jury Investigation Also Yields Charges in Earlier Shooting

BOSTON, Jan. 8, 2018—The man indicted for allegedly shooting 30-year-old David Cole to death last fall has been apprehended in Rhode Island and likely faces arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court later this week, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

MARQUIS R. MARTIN (D.O.B. 8/1/89) of Roxbury was indicted Dec. 21 for first-degree murder for the Oct. 29 shooting that claimed Cole’s life on Peninsula Place in Dorchester. He was additionally inducted for three counts of armed assault with intent to murder and one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for a non-fatal shooting he allegedly committed earlier that evening. Based on evidence developed in the course of the grand jury investigation, Suffolk prosecutors approved a warrant for Martin’s arrest on Nov. 16.

“When it comes to delivering justice to families and the community, there’s no substitute for a careful, methodical investigation,” Conley said. “Mr. Cole’s loved ones are a step closer to seeing justice done on his behalf in a Suffolk County courtroom.”

Martin is believed to have fled Boston shortly after Cole’s homicide. He was tracked to Middleton, Rhode Island, where Boston Police, US Marshals, and local law enforcement took him into custody yesterday morning. He is expected to be charged as a fugitive from justice at the 2nd Division District Court in Newport, Rhode Island, today. If he waives extradition proceedings, he could be transported to Suffolk County as soon as this week.

Assistant District Attorney John Verner of the DA’s Homicide Unit led the grand jury investigation that yielded Martin’s indictment.