Trial begins for Southampton man accused of shooting and killing girlfriend’s ex
Nov 15, 2024
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in Hampshire Superior Court in the 2022 Chesterfield deadly shooting.
Brian Camp, 24, of Southampton is accused of shooting and killing 27-year-old Jonathan Letendre of Northampton. The Northwestern District Attorney's Office says just after midnight Letendre allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend's home on South Street in Chesterfield where Camp was staying.
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The woman with whom Letendre had previously had a relationship was upstairs sleeping with Camp and her two young children. The news release from the DA's office says that the woman and Camp woke up when they heard Letendre coming up the stairs to the second floor.
During a fight between Camp and Letendre, the woman called the police for help when gunfire was heard while talking with dispatchers. Approximately eight and a half minutes later, another shot was fired. At around 1 a.m. officers found Letendre, who was shot in the torso and the back of the head, on the kitchen floor.
Camp, who had a semiautomatic pistol he lawfully possessed, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He pled not guilty and posted a $10,000 bond. As conditions of release, he was ordered to surrender his license to carry (LTC) and firearms identification card (FID), not reapply for them, not possess firearms, and not live in a household with firearms.
If convicted, Camp faces up to 20 years in state prison or 2.5 years in the House of Correction.
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