According to the Medford Police Department, Christopher Toppi, 28, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, turned himself into police last night in connection with an apparent homicide in Medford. The victim, Brian Fahy, of Weymouth, was pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly after the Medford Police Department had sought a warrant for Christopher…
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Brockton Woman Gets Murder Conviction Reversed by Massachusetts Supreme Court
Sheila Barry, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was convicted in 2006 in Plymouth Superior Court for the Murder of Admilson Goncalves. Today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed her conviction, citing she was mentally ill when she committed the assault. At her Murder trial, Plymouth County prosecutors alleged that Barry attacked Goncalves…
Gang Sweep Nets 47 Arrests in Boston & New England
A 3-month long investigation involving 20 different law enforcement agencies came to fruition today when police announced that 47 purported gang members were arrested. Leading the investigation was the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) which led all law enforcement agencies. Of the 47 persons arrested, 23 face deportation…
Suspect Arrested in Lawrence for Indecent Assault & Battery on Minor in Boston
Jonathan P. Santos, 22, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was arrested earlier today in Lawrence – he had been under investigation and wanted for an Indecent Assault & Battery. The Boston Police Department reported that Santos was arrested this afternoon and formally charged with Indecent Assault & Battery; Assault & Battery with…
Boston Pub Brawl Leads to Manslaughter Charge for South Boston Man
Hector Guardiola, 25, of South Boston, Massachusetts, was arraigned today in Roxbury District Court on charges of Manslaughter and Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon in connection with an incident at a Lansdowne Street pub that resulted in the death of Michael DiMaria. DiMaria, who lived in New York,…
Phillip Markoff, Alleged Craigslist Killer, Found Dead from Apparent Suicide in Jail Cell
Phillip Markoff, dubbed the “Craigslist Killer” by the media who was held without bail pending his Murder trial, was found dead at the Suffolk County Jail on Nashua Street yesterday morning from what appears to have been a suicide. According to sources from the Boston Police Department and the Suffolk…
Brockton Man Acquitted of Murder after Massachusetts Supreme Court Overturns First Murder Conviction
After 7 years, Jesus Silva Santiago walked out of court a free man, a second jury acquitting him of Murder in connection with the shooting death of Eugene Monteiro, 25, of Boston, Massachusetts. The Murder allegations stemmed from an incident at Mike’s Lounge in Brockton. The Plymouth County District Attorney…
Boston Man Charged with Armed Robbery for Robbing Craigslist Escort at Gun Point
Luther M. Henderson, 35, of Brockton, Massachusetts, was arraigned earlier this month on Armed Robbery and Kidnapping Charges for allegedly meeting and then robbing a Craigslist escort at gunpoint. According to the Brockton Police Department and Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, Henderson arranged to meet a female escort he found…
East Boston Man Arrested for Chelsea Murder
Jonathan Carvalho, 20, of East Boston, Massachusetts, was arrested in a warrant in Georgia for the Murder of a Chelsea man this past Tuesday. According to Boston prosecutors, Carvalho allegedly approached Luis Raul Rodriguez on Central Avenue in Chelsea this past Tuesday and shot him in the chest multiple times.…
Lynn Man is Second Person Charged with the Murder of Jaewon Martin in Boston
Ramon Silvelo-Miles, 20, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was arraigned in the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court yesterday as the second person charged for the Murder of Jaewon Martin on May 8 at the Bromley Heath Housing Development on the Jamaica Plain – Roxbury line. He was held without bail…