Crime & Safety

Medford Man Faces Charges in March JP Homicide

Yerri Perez, who once lived in Bromley-Heath, will be in court Wednesday.

A Medford man is in court Wednesday facing charges stemming from a March 31 Jamaica Plain homicide.

Yerri Perez, 21, was arrested Tuesday following the investigation into the death of Edward Villalona on Minden Street March 31, according to Jake Wark, spokesman for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. Perez faces murder and firearms charges.

Universal Hub reports Perez used to live in Jamaica Plain at Bromley-Heath.

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