On Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Alex Scesny was arraigned in the Worcester Superior Court for the 1996 murder of a Fitchburg prostitute. Just prior to this arraignment, Scesny, a 39 year old construction worker was tried for charges of rape, assault with intent to murder, assault and battery and assault…
A thirty-eight year old mother of two was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and two counts of child endangerment. The incident occurred on September 23, 2008 when two young boys ages 5 and 9 asked a female witness for assistance because their mother was “passed…
The Quincy Patriot Ledger reported that Paul Gillis, 55 of Rockland was arrested for the fourth time for drunk driving. He was held without bail by a judge in the Hingham District Court. According to police Gillis was drunk when he drove his car into a parked car, failed to…
The Brockton Enterprise reported that David Gregoire of Quincy and William Hogrell of Raynham were arrested and charged with multiple drug crimes and weapons offenses in the Quincy District Court. Read Entire Article, Brockton Enterprise September 19, 2008. According to the article, police believed that the defendants were dealing cocaine,…
The Boston Globe reported that on September 15, 2008 a Boston Firefighter was charged with OUI and other related charges. Read Full article, Boston Globe, 9/15/2008. According to the newspaper report, On Sunday, September 14, 2008 at around 2:30 a.m. the defendant, Vernon Tiger Allen, 43, was driving between 45…
On September 12, 2008 a 34 year old Ipswich man pleaded guilty to his 5th drunk driving charge in the Salem Superior Court. He received a sentence of 2 1/2 to 3 years in state prison. He will be on probation for 10 years after he is released from prison…
The defendant, 34 year old Michael Smith was indicted by a Suffolk County Grand Jury on 1 count of kidnapping. He was arraigned in the Suffolk Superior Court and held on $250,000 bail. The prosecution alleged that in June the victim met Smith at a motel. She had placed an…
On September 12, 2008, the Massachusetts Appeals Court reversed Harold Pierre’s conviction for possession of a firearm holding that the search conducted by the police at the time of the defendant’s arrest was unlawful. The police were conducting a surveillance in an effort to arrest the defendant on an outstanding…
On Thursday, September 10, 2008 the Salem News reported that an Amesbury woman was charged with drunk driving in the Salem District Court. Read full article. According to the report, the defendant, 52 year old Suzanne Sherman was seen driving her Mercedes northbound in the southbound lane of Route 1…
People often ask lawyers what goes on in a local district court on a given day. The answer can be lengthy and depends on how busy a particular court might be. Many local newspapers report a crime log or a district court log each week. Here is a sample of…