A man accused of shooting another man to death inside a Lawrence bar on Christmas Eve fled to Mexico after the killing, where he was captured last month by the U.S. Marshals Service, prosecutors announced Friday.
Franklin M. Laras, 27, of Lawrence, was arraigned Friday in Salem Superior Court on a charge of murder in connection with the death of 29-year-old Edward Javier-Perez on Dec. 24, 2023, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office.
Authorities allege Laras shot Javier-Perez inside the Energy Lounge nightclub and that he fled the United States shortly after the incident…