2 charged in Brockton killing after months as fugitives, DA says

Two folks have been arraigned Friday within the deadly capturing final September of a Brockton man after spending months on the run, prosecutors mentioned.

Micheal Thompson, 35, and Dayana Slade, 25, have been arrested Feb. 2 in Lewiston, Maine, after spending months evading police because the deadly capturing of Mike Jonas, 40, the workplace of Plymouth District Legal professional Timothy Cruz mentioned in a press launch.

The 2 have been charged in Brockton District Courtroom, the place Thompson faces one depend of first diploma homicide. Each pleaded not responsible.

Thompson was ordered held with out bail. Slade is charged with one depend of accent after the very fact and was held with a $250,000 money bail, Cruz’s workplace mentioned. 

On Sept. 23, 2025, State Police responded to a name relating to a deadly capturing in Finnegan Park, in Brockton. Police discovered two victims with gunshot wounds, mentioned the DA. 

One sufferer was transported to an space hospital with non-life-threatening accidents, whereas Jonas, 40, was taken to an area hospital, the place he succumbed to his accidents, Cruz’s workplace mentioned.

Jonas had a number of gunshot and stab wounds on the time of his dying, the DA mentioned.

An preliminary investigation indicated that an “altercation” occurred within the park instantly earlier than the capturing and Thompson was recognized because the suspected shooter, prosecutors mentioned. Surveillance video confirmed Thompson leaving in an SUV, accompanied by two ladies, embrace Slade, the DA mentioned.

Attorneys for Thompson and Slade didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark Monday evening.