Guilty Verdict In 2016 Halloween Murder In Pawtucket: AG

PAWTUCKET, RI—A 28-year-old Pawtucket woman was found guilty this week of murder in the death Matthew Reverdes on Halloween in 2016, the state Attorney General's Office said.

A Providence Superior Court jury returned the verdict against Trearra Hudgen. She was convicted of first degree murder and several other charges (discharge of a firearm while committing a crime of violence resulting in death, first degree robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a pistol without a license).

According to court papers, Hudgen and Julio Cano, 34, also of Pawtucket, went to the victim's apartment. The reason was "a personal dispute," the Attorney General's Office said. A fight started, and Hudgen shot Reverdes in the back with her Colt .22 revolver. Reverdes ran away. He collapsed inside a Dunkin' Donuts shop nearby. Rescue workers took him to Rhode Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Pawtucket police investigated and ultimately arrested Hudgen in Hartford, Conn., and Cano in Framingham, Mass.

Cano has pleaded guilty to murder and conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon. He has not been sentenced yet. Hugden goes back to court on Dec. 7 for "post-conviction motions."

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