*** WATCH *** MURDER SUSPECT DEVARUS HAMPTON ARRIVING AT BARNSTABLE DISTRICT COURT UNDER HEAVY SECURITY
BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts – Murder suspect Devarus Hampton arrived at district court under heavy security this morning shortly before 9 a.m., after being transported from the Barnstable County Correctional Facility in Bourne. Hampton allegedly murdered 31-year-old Todd Lampley on February 27 of 2011, twelve years ago to the day. Hampton, now age 40, would have been either 27 or 28-years-old when he allegedly shot and killed Todd Lampley.
[PREVIOUS MEDIA STATEMENT FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY]
Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois [on Friday, Feb. 24] announced that Devarus Hampton, 40, of Mashpee, was charged on February 24, 2023 with murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the February 27, 2011 homicide of Todd Lampley, then 31, of Hyannis.
On February 27, 2011, Barnstable Police officers were dispatched to 42 Fresh Holes Road, Hyannis, for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found Lampley unconscious, bleeding, and suffering from gunshot wounds in a bedroom at the residence. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The charges stem from an investigation conducted by Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office and Barnstable Police Department.
Hampton will be arraigned on the charges [today at] Barnstable District Court.
The Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office reiterates that all defendants are presumed innocent.
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