Jamaar Johnson, 23, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was charged with trying to light his girlfriend on fire in her Cambridge apartment when she told him they were breaking up. Obviously, the attempted break-up didn’t go so well, and after a brief argument in the morning, Johnson returned with a can of…
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Essex County Grand Jury Indicts Salem Man for Attempted Murder in Stabbing
Michael Marino, 27, of Salem, Massachusetts, was recently indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury in connection with the stabbing of another man outside of his apartment complex on April 1. The Salem Police Department reports that Marino stabbed the victim at least seven times to his neck and side,…
Lynn Man Charged in Assault & Battery Attack on Boston MBTA Employee
Daniel Jourdet, 52, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was arraigned this past week for allegedly punching an MBTA inspector at the Copley Square Green Line Station in Boston on April 1. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office reports that Jourdet, who was intoxicated at the time, was harassing or intimidating other passengers…
Rockland Teen Charged with Armed Assault to Murder in Stabbing
Roberto Perez, 18, of Rockland, Massachusetts, will be arraigned today in Hingham District Court for stabbing another teenager at a party in Rockland this past Saturday. The District Attorney’s Office has charged Roberto Perez with Armed Assault with Intent to Murder and Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon. The…
Elderly Stoughton Man Stabbed to Death in Home Invasion, Wife Hospitalized
A man entered the home of an elderly Stoughton couple early yesterday morning and attacked them with a knife, killing 78 year-old Georgios Kontsas. His wife, Dorothea Kontsas, despite suffering from multiple stab wounds, managed to make it to her neighbor’s house for help where she collapsed and was taken…
Boston Crime Connections for Alleged Murderer Amy Bishop
The criminal investigation ongoing, more details have emerged since Professor Amy Bishop was arrested for allegedly gunning down six fellow faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on February 12, 2010. In 1986 while a student in Boston at Northeastern University, Amy Bishop was investigated by the Boston…