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Fugitive arrested in connection with 2023 homicide in Fall River

State police on Wednesday arrested a 26-year-old fugitive who has been on the run for more than a year after allegedly fatally shooting a man in Fall River in May 2023. He is also charged as an accessory to a 2021 double homicide, according to the office of Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III.

Tajon Saxon was arrested in New Bedford in connection with the murder of 23-year-old Diamonte Odom on May 13, 2023, prosecutors said. Saxon is charged with murder and weapons offenses.

In addition, Saxon faces two counts of accessory after the fact in the double murder of Jovaughn Mills, 29, and Miguel Sanjurjo, 14, who were shot in Fall River in May 2021, prosecutors said.

Saxon was out on bail in the accessory case when he failed to appear for a hearing in June 2023, according to legal documents.

Saxon was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Bristol Superior Court, officials said. His lawyer in the additional case declined to comment. It is not clear who represents him in the murder case.

Jeremy Holmes of Fall River was arrested in 2021 for allegedly killing Mills and Sanjurjo, who were shot near Griffin Park. Holmes was convicted of those killings this month, records show.

Saxon was arrested after “an intensive manhunt,” Quinn’s office said.

Authorities did not indicate where they believe Saxon hid during his time as a fugitive, nor did they provide details about what led them to his location on Wednesday.

This report uses material from previous Globe stories. This breaking news story will be updated as more information is released.


Travis Andersen can be reached at [email protected].

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