Henry Hearns Arraigned for Slaying of Girlfriend
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.
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