Fall River police seeking man charged with Fall River murder

Authorities have fingered four Fall River men for the murder of another Fall River man last May.

A Bristol County grand jury, following a long-term investigation, has indicted Tajon Saxon and Quanif Johnson, both 26, for the May 13, 2023, murder of Diamonte Odom in Fall River. They also indicted Dioni Tavarez-Leonirio, 25, and Devin Alves, 18, on charges connected to the murder.

That May night, at around 10:45, Fall River Police received multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots around 275 County St., a multi-family dwelling in a residential area. There, police found Odom, who had been shot in the face. He was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital but was pronounced dead hours later.

Three of the indicted men are in custody, but Saxon remains on the run and “is the subject of an intensive manhunt at this time,” Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said Wednesday. Saxon is wanted not only for Odom’s murder but also as an accessory to the May 2021 double-homicide of Jovaughn Mills and Miguel Sanjurjo in Fall River.

In addition to the murder charge, Saxon was indicted on multiple firearms counts.

Authorities urge that anyone with any information about where Saxon is to call 1-855-MA-SOLVE (627-6583), to email mspunresolved@pol.state.ma.us or to anonymously provide a tip by texting the word “Bristol” to CRIMES (274637).

Johnson, in addition to the murder charge, was also indicted on several drug and firearm charges. He is currently in custody in Rhode Island on charges related to a homicide in that state and is not yet scheduled to appear in Massachusetts to face these charges.

Alves was formally charged Wednesday in Fall River Superior Court on counts of trafficking fentanyl and cocaine as well as unlawful possession of ammunition in relation to the Odom murder. He is being held in lieu of $7,500 bail.

Tavarez-Leonirio was arraigned on his charge of being an accessory after the fact to Odom’s murder last month and is being held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail.

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