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Fourth suspect charged in Nov. 4 Machias murder

Jorge Pagan-Sanchez is one of four men charged in the shooting of Brandin Guerrero, 17, of New York.

MACHIAS, Maine — EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above originally aired Nov. 19, 2021.

A Massachusetts man was arrested Friday in connection with a Nov. 4 murder in Machias.

Police arrested Jorge Pagan-Sanchez, 41, of Taunton, Massachusetts, after he attempted to run from his home, according to a release from Maine Department of Public Safety Spokeswoman Shannon Moss.

Pagan-Sanchez is one of four men facing a murder charge in the shooting of Brandin Guerrero, 17, of Massapequa, New York. According to police, the shooting was drug-related.

The other three men are:

  • Nathanael Genao, 23, of New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • Juan Ortiz, 27, of Concord, New Hampshire 
  • Emanuel Ramos, 30, of Roxbury, Massachusetts

Pagan-Sanchez, Genao, and Ramos are all charged with felony murder. Ortiz is charged with murder.

Maine State Police continue to investigate the case.

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