Your Shield Against Criminal Prosecution
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently decided a case involving a challenge to the constitutionality of a statute that criminalizes the Improper Storage of a Firearm. G.L. c. 140, section 131L(a), which criminalizes the improper storage of a firearm that is not within the immediate control of the owner. By law, a firearm that is not within the immediate control…
A Massachusetts man wanted by the Boston Police Fugitive Unit was arrested on Murder Charges in connection with the death of a Boston man on Valentine’s weekend in Mattapan. The defendant, Kewon Kelley, was arraigned in the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court on murder and firearms charges. According to the Boston Police and Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office,…
A Cambridge teenager was arrested on Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges for allegedly attacking a woman in Watertown as she walked to her home after getting off the bus. Watertown Police report that the woman, who had just gotten off the bus on Belmont Street, was attacked by a teen wearing a Halloween type ‘skull’ mask. The woman reported that the…
A Massachusetts man pulled over in Hingham for suspected OUI / DUI Charges is arrested and additionally charged with Drug Crimes. The defendant, Stephen Conte, was pulled over by Hingham Police for allegedly operating under the influence of alcohol this past weekend when police saw his car swerve and hit a snow bank. After the vehicle backed up and continued…
A 15 year old from Attleboro is charged with several Massachusetts Violent Crimes for allegedly kidnapping and attempting to drown and stab a 63 year old woman. The teenager was arraigned this week in Taunton District Court on several charges, including attempted murder; kidnapping; home invasion; assault with intent to murder; aggravated assault & battery; and intimidation of a witness.…
A Massachusetts State Police Trooper was charged this past week with Drunk Driving Charges. The defendant state police trooper was arraigned in Falmouth District Court on charges of Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol. According to prosecutors, the Bourne Police Department received two 911 calls concerning an erratic driver and for an intoxicated man who was allegedly trying to run…
A city of Lawrence Police Officer was recently arrested on Sex Crimes Charges arising out of an incident in Florida. Lawrence Police Officer Carlos Gonzalez was arrested last week by Andover Police while attending classes at the Massachusetts School of Law on sex crimes allegations that he committed a sexual assault on a child between the ages of 12 and…
A New Bedford man was charged this past week with Massachusetts Murder Charges in connection with the death of a 9 month old infant. The defendant, Ethen Harrison, was arraigned in New Bedford District Court this past week on the upgraded charge of murder. He had previously been arraigned on various assault charges. According to the Bristol County District Attorney’s…
A Weymouth plow driver was charged with Massachusetts Drunk Driving for alleged driving his pickup truck into cars during the last snow storm. According to another driver, the plow driver was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road when he struck his car and then kept on going. According to the Weymouth police department, the plow driver hit…
Two Boston men were arraigned on Massachusetts Murder Charges involving the shooting death of Courtney Jackson at the Dudley MBTA Station while he was waiting for the bus. The two defendants, Brian Cooper and Jamel Bannister, were each arraigned in the Roxbury Division of the Boston Municipal Court on charges of Murder and Gun Possession Charges. According to the Suffolk…