A significant development unfolded on Saturday night as police tape encircled a home belonging to Rep. Ayanna Presley’s (D-MA) husband. Boston’s homicide detectives launched an investigation into a deceased individual discovered at the residence.
According to a police spokesperson’s statement to CBS News, officers responded to the Malta Street location in Boston’s Mattapan area at 1:52 p.m. following a call regarding an individual that required investigation.
Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered that the person in question was deceased, as noted by the spokesperson.
Currently, police have refrained from disclosing additional details such as the death’s cause or classification. However, the homicide unit has taken charge of probing the situation.
Late Saturday, CBS provided further reports on the unfolding case:
According to property records from the city of Boston, Pressley’s husband, Conan Harris, is listed as the owner of the Malta Street home. The property has an assessed value of $919,000.
The two-story, seven bedroom house was built in 1910. Pressley and Harris do not live at the home. It’s a rental property that’s currently for sale. The asking price is $1.15 million.
Presley’s office didn’t hesitate to quickly issue a statement.
“The Congresswoman extends her deepest condolences to the impacted family,” a spokesperson for the congresswoman said Saturday, while providing no further details.
Presley’s husband Harris served 10 years in prison for drug trafficking but is often cited as a “successful re-entry” as a productive member of society, working as a safety consultant for the City of Boston and later becoming the executive director of the community outreach nonprofit My Brother’s Keeper in Boston.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and her husband Conan Harris join picketing hotel workers at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel on September 2, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
He’s been an advocate for people struggling to restart their lives after incarceration, according to Presley’s website.
Presley was first elected to Congress in 2018.
The couple married in 2014, well after Harris was on the straight and narrow.
– contributor Lowell Cauffiel is the author of the New York Times true crime best seller House of Secrets and nine other crime novels and nonfiction titles. See lowellcauffiel.com for more.