Middleboro stabbing suspect pleads not guilty in superior court, held in custody without bail
The fatal stabbing of 66-year-old Paul Pomerleau occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on June 28, at a Fairview Street residence in Middleboro. Photo by Ethan Hunt
The fatal stabbing of 66-year-old Paul Pomerleau occurred shortly after 8 p.m. on June 28, at a Fairview Street residence in Middleboro. Photo by Ethan Hunt
MIDDLEBORO — Andrew Horsman, accused of stabbing and killing Paul Pomerleau in Middleboro in June, plead not-guilty during an arraignment in Brockton Superior Court, Thursday, Oct. 24.
District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz announced Horsman pleaded not guilty to one count of murder, Thursday. Following the arraignment, Horsman is ordered to remain in custody without bail. He is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing on Dec. 3.
The arraignment follows a Sept. 26 grand jury indictment that brought the charge against Horsman over the evidence of the June 28 fatal stabbing that occurred at a Fairview Street residence in Middleboro.
Horsman is accused of stabbing Pomerleau over 17 times, and pouring lighter fluid on the victim’s body in an attempt to “light him on fire,” according to written statements from responding officers. According to court documents, Middleboro Police Detectives interviewed several on-scene witnesses who reported an argument over a steak and sausage dinner led to the fatal stabbing.
After witness interviews, police determined Horsman as the suspect and he was taken into custody near the scene of the stabbing.
Pomerleau had been in a relationship with Horsman’s mother for more than 20 years. According to family members, the two men had ongoing tensions, which primarily revolved around Horsman’s lack of employment and residence at the house Pomerleau and Horsman’s mother also lived in.
Pomerleau was transported to Morton Hospital in Taunton, where he was pronounced dead of his injuries, June 28.
