Braintree Hyatt Murder Case: Second Suspect Charged

BRAINTREE, MA — A second suspect in an investigation into the death of a teenager at the Hyatt Place in Braintree is scheduled to appear in court this week.

Jason McLeod, 35 of Mattapan, who is currently in police custody in York County, Maine, is due in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham Friday at 2 p.m. He has not been charged with murdering 19-year-old Reina Rodriguez of Lawrence, but he will face charges of human trafficking and deriving support from a prostitute, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney's office.

Authorities allege that McLeod took part in a prostitution operation with Juana Rivera, 19, of Lynn. He was arrested last weekend on a warrant during a traffic stop in Maine.

Two other men, 20-year-old Kentavious Coleman and 22-year-old Kenyonte Galmore, were indicted on charges of murder, unarmed robbery, kidnapping, conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to commit unarmed robbery. Both men are being held in Mississippi on unreleated charges. Massachusetts warrants have been lodged with the jail as authorities continue the process of returning the defendants to the state for arraignment, the DA's office said.

Police say Rodriguez was recruited by Rivera for her operation. She was found dead in a Braintree hotel room in June 2017. It's alleged that Rivera, Coleman, and Galmore conspired to rob Rodriguez, who was found bound with phone cords.

Rivera was arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court Monday on various charges, including murder. She was ordered held without bail.

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