BOSTON, Aug. 23, 2018—The Suffolk County Grand Jury this week indicted three men with long criminal records amid a joint investigation into the sale of firearms and narcotics in Boston and Brockton, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.

Indicted yesterday, arrested this morning, and arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court this afternoon:

DANA BROWN, 45, of Roxbury, charged with eight counts of distribution of a Class A substance for allegedly selling a total of 26 grams of heroin to a cooperating witness on eight dates between December 2016 and September 2017, held on $50,000 cash bail;

VITO GRAY, 48, of Jamaica Plain, charged with two counts of distribution of a Class A substance for allegedly selling a total of 20 grams of heroin to a cooperating witness on two dates in June 2017, held on $35,000 cash bail; and

TERRELL WALKER, 63, of Brighton, charged with unlawful sale of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition for allegedly selling a .40 caliber Ruger P89DC handgun and 42 rounds of ammunition to a cooperating witness on Nov. 9, 2016, held on $500,000 cash bail.

All three defendants are charged as habitual offenders because of multiple prior felony convictions resulting in state prison terms, exposing them to the maximum penalties for the indicted charges if found guilty.

Brown has prior convictions for manslaughter, unarmed robbery, escape from a correctional institution, unlawful possession of a firearm, and other offenses. Gray has prior convictions for assault with intent to murder, armed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a police officer, and other offenses. Walker was convicted of first-degree murder in 1973 for shooting Boston Police Detective John Schroeder to death during a robbery; that conviction was later affirmed by the Supreme Judicial Court but reversed on a federal appeal. He later pleaded guilty to manslaughter for that offense and was additionally convicted of armed robbery in Hampden and Middlesex counties.

Brown, Gray, and Walker were among dozens of individuals identified by local, state, and federal law enforcement as distributing heroin, fentanyl, and firearms in Boston and Brockton during the past 18 months. They will return to court on Sept. 7. The United States Attorney for Massachusetts and Plymouth County District Attorney are prosecuting the remainder.

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All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.