SALEM, Mass. (AP) — The lawyer for a New Hampshire man accused of killing a delivery driver and raping a convenience store clerk in Massachusetts may pursue an insanity defense.
The Salem News reports 22-year-old Brian Brito, of Manchester, New Hampshire, will undergo a psychiatric evaluation at his attorney’s request. Brito’s attorney, Joseph Collins, told a judge Monday he expects to file a notice for a “lack of criminal responsibility” defense.
Prosecutors will be able to hire their own experts to evaluate Brito.
Authorities say Brito shot and killed a driver in Lynn on March 27, then drove to North Andover where he sexually assaulted the clerk and robbed the store.
He was linked to the earlier drive-by in Lawrence in which two women were injured and is awaiting arraignment.
A status hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18.
