Waltham Man Charged In Shelson Jules Murder Arrested In Florida

WALTHAM, MA — A Waltham man wanted in the May murder of Shelson Jules was arrested in Florida in September, the Middlesex District Attorney announced.

Josh Pierre, 21, of Waltham, was arrested on Sept. 22 without incident with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and the United States Marshals Task Force in Miramar, Florida.

He is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday in Waltham District Court on the charges of murder and possession of a firearm, officials said.

Police responded to a shooting on May 22 on Lyman Street in the area of Faneuil Road in Waltham around 1:30 a.m.

Following the shooting, investigators determined that Pierre and other individuals were in a vehicle together when they traveled to Waltham to meet the victim, officials said. After a brief exchange, Pierre allegedly fired several shots fatally striking the victim twice from behind before fleeing the scene.

Another Waltham man who was allegedly in the car at the time of the shooting has been arrested.

Strawensky Cebeat, 21, of Waltham on charges of accessory after the fact to murder and withholding evidence from a criminal proceeding.

He was arraigned in Waltham District Court at the end of July and held in lieu of posting $50,000 cash bail, plus other conditions of pretrial release.