John Pires Monteiro Macedo charged with murder in Myles Standish State Forest shooting
PLYMOUTH – John Pires Monteiro Macedo, the man wanted for a deadly shooting in Plymouth's Myles Standish State Forest, has been taken into custody.
Police have been searching for Macedo since the July 12 shooting near Fearing Pond that killed 25-year-old Robert Aponte-Flores of New Bedford.
The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section arrested Macedo on Saturday in a New Bedford apartment.
Macedo was arraigned Monday in Plymouth District Court and charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty and was held without bail.
According to the Plymouth County District Attorney's office, multiple witnesses said an altercation happened in the picnic area between Macedo and Aponte-Flores before the shooting.
