Marvin Veiga was arraigned this morning in Dorchester District Court for allegedly Assaulting a Boston Police Officer with a Deadly Weapon, a rifle, this past Saturday after a high-speed chase in Dorchester. The Boston Police Officer ultimately shot Marvin Veiga in the leg.
Veiga was also charged with various Massachusetts Gun Crimes, including Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Loaded Firearm; and Resisting Arrest.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the incident occurred when officer’s of the “Boston Police Department’s Youth Violence Strike Force” got an ‘anonymous tip’ to pull over a Chrysler in which Veiga and three others were in. When police tried to pull the car over, the driver, Osvaldir Mendes, of Dorchester, led police on a chase. When the car finally pulled over, Veiga, Mendes, and Takari Elliot, of Dorchester, got out of the car and they all ran. The fourth person in the car, Daronde Bethea of Milton, remained inside the car.
…I’ll take bets that the source of the ‘anonymous tip’ is never revealed in this prosecution…but that’s another blog for another day altogether…
Once the others were out of the car, a Boston Police Officer reported seeing Veiga with a rifle and ordered him to drop it. According to the police officer, Veiga allegedly pointed the gun at the officer, who then shot him in the leg.
With regards to Mendes, he was charged with various Motor Vehicle Crimes, including Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle; and all defendants have been charged with Gun Crimes and Resisting Arrest.
At his arraignment, Suffolk County prosecutors made it a point to note that Veiga had previously been charged with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm when his car was stopped by Massachusetts State Police. In that case, however, a Judge had allowed his Motion to Suppress, finding that there was no probable cause to stop the car. That decision has been appealed, however, because as we all know, the police never infringe on someone’s Constitutional rights…
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