Matthew Amorello, former State Senator and Chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, was arrested late Saturday evening and was scheduled to be arraigned this morning on DUI / OUI Charges and Leaving the Scene of Property Damage. According to the Haverhill Police Department, Amorello was reportedly driving drunk and collided…
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2 Boston Men Arrested for Exposing Themselves on MBTA – Twitter Aids in Arrest
Two Boston men were arrested this past week for exposing themselves on the MBTA. Lawrence MaGuire, 59 of Dorchester, and John A. Beyers, 64 of Brighton, were separately charged with the unlawful public indecency acts. Each have been charged with Open and Gross Lewdness and Indecent Exposure. MaGuire is alleged…
Boston Man Charged with Stabbing 3 Others in Dorchester Restaurant
Hung Nguyen, 32, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was arraigned on Friday in Dorchester District Court and charged with stabbing three other men during a fight on Thursday night. According to the Boston Police Department, the incident occurred at the Saigon Seafood Restaurant in Dorchester. When they arrived on-scene, Boston Police officers…
Defendant Convicted for Raping 2 Boston Women 20 Years Ago
Michael Johnson, 41, formerly of Boston’s South End, was convicted today on 2 counts of Rape in Suffolk Superior Court against 2 women more than 20 years ago. The Suffolk County D.A.’s Office had charged Johnson with raping a 23 year old Boston woman in April 1990; and then another…
Lawrence Middle School Coach Charged with Statutory Rape of Student
Tyrone Farrar, 30, was arraigned on Monday in Newburyport District Court on Sex Crimes Charges, including Statutory Rape, for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a female Lawrence Middle School Student. According to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office, Farrar, who works at a Lawrence Middle School as a security…
Woman on Trial for Accidental Fatal Shooting of Son
Lakeisha Gordon is currently on trial for Manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of her 8 year old son, Liquarry Jefferson, in 2007. Gordon and her older son, Jayquan McConnico, were both charged in the boy’s death for unlawful storage of an unlicensed firearm within reach of a young…
Beverly Teacher Who Plead Guilty in 22 Year-Old Stabbing Seeks to Return to Teaching
Elizabeth Spoon, 40, plea guilty this past May in Peabody District Court to Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon for stabbing a man who was fighting with her boyfriend 22 years ago. In exchange for pleading Guilty, she was sentenced to 3 years’ probation. The incident happened 22 years…
Dorchester Man Arrested in Murder of Jaewon Martin
The Boston Police Department announced today that they have made in arrest in the Murder of 14 year old Jaewon Martin. Martin was fatally shot near a basketball playground this past Spring in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The suspect, Timothy Hearns, 20, of Dorchester, is scheduled to be arraigned in the Roxbury…
Defendant Held Without Bail in Fall River Kidnapping & Rape
Angel Luis Cruz, 38, of Fall River, Massachusetts, was ordered held without bail after his Arraignment this week for allegedly kidnapping a 58 year old woman from her front porch and taking her to his apartment where he raped her. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office alleges that one of…
Three Persons Duped into Craigslist Armed Robbery Scheme
In response to a Craigslist ad, three persons traveled from Rhode Island to Milton, Massachusetts to purchase a television they saw advertised on the Craigslist website, only to be robbed at gunpoint of over $1,000. According to the Milton Police Department, the incident occurred at a foreclosed home on Randolph…