Henry Hearns Arraigned for Slaying of Girlfriend

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Thomas Hearns’ youngest brother was arraigned on a first-degree murder charge Monday, just hours before the boxer’s long-awaited rematch against Sugar Ray Leonard.

Henry Hearns, 22, also was charged with a felony firearms violation in the Saturday night shooting of his 19-year-old girlfriend, Nancy Barile. Her body was found Saturday night in a bedroom of a home owned by Thomas Hearns.

“Mr. Hearns ordered the victim into a room. She didn’t want to go,” said Lawrence Kozma, an assistant Oakland County prosecutor, during the arraignment.

“The witness heard, ‘I’m going to blow your brains out,’ ” Kozma said.

Kozma would not disclose the identity of the witness.

Defense attorney Neil Fink said a plea of not guilty was entered for Hearns by District Court Judge Susan Moiseev, who denied bond.