For Immediate Release
Contact: Julia Keane 508-368-7226 or 774-530-1207
WORCESTER – Yesterday, a Worcester County Grand Jury handed up two indictments for murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon against 28-year-old Ednerson Charles, of Brockton, for the stabbing death of 40-year-old Ronald Perceval, of Fitchburg, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.
On September 16, 2025, at approximately 5:27 a.m., Fitchburg Police responded to Chester Street for a report of a disturbance involving a knife. When officers arrived, they quickly located a single male victim, Mr. Perceval, suffering from stab wounds. He was transported to a local hospital and pronounced deceased a short time later.
Mr. Charles was arrested without incident the same day in Brockton by members of the Fitchburg Police Department, Brockton Police Department, Mass. State Police Detectives assigned to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, Mass. State Police Detectives assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, Mass. State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS), Mass. State Police Critical Incident Technical Investigations (CITI) Team, and Mass. State Police assigned to the Attorney General’s Office.
He was arraigned in Fitchburg District Court on September 17, 2025, and has remained in custody since. The indictment moves the case to Worcester County Superior Court, where he is expected to be arraigned on January 7, 2026.