BINGHAMPTON, N.Y. — The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Marshal’s Service (USMS) announced today that Binghamton, New York Police and the U.S. Marshal’s Service arrested 40-year-old Anthony Robertson Tuesday afternoon at an apartment in Binghamton, on a warrant the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire DA’s Office, obtained in Central Berkshire District Court. Robertson faces charges of murder, kidnapping, and using a firearm during the commission of a felony.
USMS said Robertson was also wanted for a supervised release violation issued by the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts. Robertson was previously convicted in federal court in 2019 for failing to register as a sex offender. Robertson is a level 3 sex offender in New York and Massachusetts.
The Berkshire DA’s Office began the rendition process and law enforcement will transport Robertson back to Berkshire County for arraignment at a future date.
Hunters discovered Reymon Delacruz-Batista’s body in the Pittsfield State Forest at approximately 5:10 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2021. Pittsfield Police, Pittsfield Fire, and Action Ambulance responded. Paramedics pronounced Delacruz-Batista deceased on scene shortly after arrival.
The Berkshire DA’s Office, Berkshire State Police Detective Unit assigned to that office, Massachusetts State Police Cheshire Barracks, the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office, additional Pittsfield Police investigators, and additional State Police assets responded to investigate.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Delacruz-Batista died because of multiple gunshot wounds. During the investigation, the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire DA’s Office obtained arrest warrants for Jamel Nicholson, 33, Naquan Miller, 42, Timothy McFadden, 34, and Robertson.
The Pittsfield Police Department located and took Nicholson into custody without incident on February 20. The Berkshire Law Enforcement Task Force arrested Miller in North Adams on March 18. The U.S. Marshal’s Service arrested McFadden on March 30 in Bronx, New York. The court ordered all three held without bail.
The State Police Detective Bureau’s investigation remains ongoing, and the Berkshire DA’s Office is withholding further specific details about the homicide to preserve the ability to corroborate witness statements. The State Police Detective Bureau requests that anyone with information about the shooting contact detectives at 413-499-1112.
