September 20, 2024 -Springfield-  Kaevon Brimfield, 31, and Gilfrey Gregory, 32, both of Springfield have been found guilty of murder by a Hampden County Superior Court Jury for the 2019 homicide of Charles White.

On Sunday, June 9, 2019 members of the Chicopee Police Department responded to 2 Springfield Street for a report of shots fired.When officers arrived they discovered Mr. White to be deceased and appeared to have been shot multiple times.

Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni stated “This was a cruel and senseless murder of a completely innocent victim, whose family will be forever left incomplete. I hope and pray that this verdict and those who worked so hard for it gives Mr. White’s family some solace and sense of justice. I thank the detectives from the Chicopee Police Department and my office’s Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit for their hard work and thorough investigation leading to the arrests and convictions of these defendants. In particular, Chief Trial Counsel and Assistant District Attorney Max Bennett did outstanding work, and fought for years to get this case to trial and convict two of the men responsible for this heinous crime. Max spent many long nights preparing for this case and fought for Chas and the White family, with whom he’s grown very close. I also thank his second chair, Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Vasiliades, appellate counsel, Assistant District Attorney Michael Locke, and Victim Witness Advocate Lauren Counter.

At the onset of the investigation Investigators quickly determined the identities of the suspects. Extensive efforts were made to locate and arrest Kaevon Brimfield who prior to his arrest was added to the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted List before his apprehension in June of 2019 in New York City. Gilfrey Gregory fled in a rental car and headed west to Arizona. Before reaching his destination detectives contacted the New Mexico Highway Patrol who then conducted a motor vehicle stop on the afternoon of June 13, 2019. During the stop he was placed under arrest and transported to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department and eventually extradited back to Massachusetts.

A third defendant Namel Clark, 31, of Springfield, who is also charged with murder,was taken into custody in June 2019 at his home without incident. His case is pending in Hampden County Superior Court. He is currently held without the right to bail and is next scheduled court appearance is on October 4, 2024.

Assistant District Attorney Max Bennett represented the Commonwealth in this case.