Friend Indicted for Manslaughter in Watertown Man's Drowning

WATERTOWN, MA – A Malden man was indicted Friday on charges of manslaughter in the drowning death of his friend over the summer, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office.

A Suffolk County grand jury on Friday returned the indictment of 27-year-old Lenny Quintero-Flores.

The indictment comes after prosecutors say he and Mitchell Harrison, 27, of Watertown, were seen drinking together along the Charles River near the Mass. Ave. Bridge in late June. Witnesses allege Quintero-Flores used his feet to push Harrison, who was either asleep or unconscious, into the water.

As Patch reported at the time, State Police and Boston Fire Department divers responded to the scene and pulled Harrison from the water. He was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in grave condition, and died early the next morning, the DA's office said.

Quintero-Flores previously told reporters he and Harrison were friends, and were just "playing around" when the incident occurred.

Quintero-Flores was arraigned in Charlestown Municipal Court in June. Friday's indictment moves his case to Suffolk Superior Court.

He is expected to arraigned in Superior Court on Nov. 9.

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Alison Bauter (Patch Staff) contributed to this report.