BOSTON, June 22, 2016—A Malden man was arraigned today in connection with the drowning death 26-year-old Mitchell Harrison, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

LENNY QUINTERO-FLORES (D.O.B. 2/17/89) was arraigned in Charlestown Municipal Court today on a charge of manslaughter.  At the request of ADA Lynn Feigenbaum, Judge Lawrence McCormick set bail in the amount of $25,000 and ordered Quintero-Flores to remain drug- and alcohol-free subject to random screening.

At approximately 5:10 yesterday evening, State Police responded to a call for a man who had been submerged in the Charles River for approximately 10 minutes.  Harrison was removed from the water at 5:20 p.m. and rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in critical condition.  He died at the hospital early this morning.

Witnesses told police that they had observed Harrison and Quintero-Flores drinking together before Quintero-Flores allegedly used his feet to push the victim, who was either asleep or unconscious at the time, into the river.  An empty bottle of vodka was found at the location.

During an interview with investigators, Quintero-Flores allegedly admitted pushing Harrison into the water but stated he did not know the man was unconscious.

Kelly Hogan is the DA’s assigned victim-witness advocate. Quintero-Flores was represented by M. Barusch.  He returns to court July 22.

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