Eastie Students Lauded after Completing Anti-Violence Curriculum
BOSTON, March 8, 2016—Suffolk prosecutors and city officials yesterday honored two groups of East Boston middle schoolers who graduated from anti-violence training. Two seventh grade classes at Mario...
View ArticleProsecutor: “One Gun, One Shooter” in Chelsea Shootings that Killed Teen
BOSTON, March 8, 2016—The evidence gathered thus far on the multiple shooting that left 19-year-old Pablo Villeda dead indicates a single gunman using a single weapon, Suffolk County District Attorney...
View ArticleNorth End Dance Instructor Charged with Sexual Assault on Young Student
BOSTON, March 9, 2016— A Boston dance instructor is currently held without bail after his arraignment yesterday on charges he indecently assaulted a child during lessons at the defendant’s North End...
View ArticlePolice, Prosecutors Advise Caution Amid Apartment Leasing Scams
BOSTON, March 14, 2016—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley and Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans are warning potential renters to avoid online leasing scams amid an ongoing...
View ArticleState, Federal Prosecutors to Partner with City Teens for Youth Violence...
BOSTON, March 15, 2016—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz will join East Boston middle school students and engage young people from across...
View ArticleTen in Custody, Others Sought in Group Attack at Brighton Bar
BOSTON, March 15, 2016—Nine men have been arraigned and four more are the subjects of active arrest warrants in connection with a group attack that seriously injured a 20-year-old man at a Brighton bar...
View ArticleHigh Court Affirms Son’s Conviction for Murdering Mother
Case Set New Standard for Post-Conviction Claims of Incompetence BOSTON, March 15, 2016— The state’s highest court today affirmed the first-degree murder conviction of a man who shot his estranged...
View Article“The Worst Thing a Mother Can Go Through”
Gunman Guilty of Murder, Sentenced to Life in Prison BOSTON, March 15, 2016— The Hyde Park man who fatally shot 22-year-old Nicholas Martinez in the South End in 2012 was sentenced to life in prison...
View ArticleGrand Jury Returns Indictments in January Shooting of Officer
BOSTON, March 17, 2016—The Suffolk County Grand Jury today returned a 12-count indictment charging a repeat offender with attempted murder and other offenses in the shooting of a Boston Police officer...
View ArticleFirst-Degree Murder Conviction in Fatal Revere Stabbing
BOSTON, March 17, 2016—A Revere man has been convicted of murdering 50-year-old Ronald Russo of Winthrop and faces life in prison when he is sentenced next week, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel...
View ArticleFormer Elder Services Chief Indicted for Theft
BOSTON, March 16, 2016— Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley, Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans, Massachusetts Inspector General Glenn A. Cunha, and U.S. Department of Housing...
View ArticleLife Term in Fire that Killed Chelsea Woman, Injured Three
BOSTON, March 21, 2016—The woman who set the fire that killed 20-year-old Crystal Lynn Blanchard in her Chelsea apartment five years ago was sentenced to life in prison for her actions, Suffolk County...
View ArticleSee Something, Say Something: Riders Help Take Illegal Handgun off Street
BOSTON, March 22, 2016—In a case made possible by civilian witnesses who tipped off Transit Police, a North Attleboro man was held on high bail for allegedly carrying a loaded gun in a crowded train...
View ArticleDA Conley Announces Events to Mark Child Abuse Prevention Month
BOSTON, March 23, 2016—In recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced a series of events in April to raise awareness of child...
View Article12-Year Sentence in Chelsea Machete Attack
BOSTON, March 25, 2016—A Chelsea man has been sentenced to prison after he was convicted today of attacking a bouncer with a machete in 2014, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. A...
View ArticleChild Pornography Investigation Leads to Afterschool Teacher
BOSTON, March 25, 2016—An afterschool program teacher from Revere was arraigned today on charges of possessing child pornography, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. IAN SILVER-ECK...
View ArticleAlleged Participant in Fatal Gunfight held on $250k Bail
BOSTON, March 29, 2016—A Dorchester man was arraigned today on firearm and other charges for his role amid the ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Jephthe Chery outside a...
View ArticleWoman Charged with Assaulting Child as Death Investigation Continues
BOSTON, March 29, 2016—A Roxbury woman was charged today with assaulting 3-year-old Kenai Whyte, who died last month under circumstances that remain under investigation, Suffolk county District...
View ArticleMan Once Convicted of Larceny Now Accused of Tampering with Court Record
BOSTON, March 29, 2016—A Brighton man found guilty of stealing a laptop has been indicted for allegedly returning to the downtown courthouse where he was convicted and tampering with the jury verdict...
View ArticleMan Arraigned on Perjury Charge after Novel Appellate Strategy Backfires
BOSTON, March 30, 2016—A Brighton man found guilty of larceny was arraigned today on new charges alleging that he returned to the courthouse and tampered with the clerk’s file, altering the jury...
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