JRL was accused of Enticement of a Child after chatting online with a 15-year-old female. The problem with this charge was that it was not true. The young female contacted JRL in a chat room online. She asked him to pick her up from her “nephew…
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JRL, a 40-year-old mechanic, was charged with Indecent Assault and Battery after it was alleged that he touched a female’s breast area and groin area without her consent. JRL and the female, a student at a local middle school, began chatting on…
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FROM NEWTON.WICKEDLOCAL.COM: The Waltham man who allegedly stabbed his former landscaping foreman in Newton was ordered held without bail Wednesday, pending trial. Elder Quechel’s attorney, Henry Fasoldt, asked Judge Dyanne Klein to set bail at $2,…
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On June 11, 2014 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in the case Commonwealth v. Cole that lifetime community parole is unconstitutional. Before this ruling, certain convicted sex offenders were subject to parole for life in which pa…
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DM and his friend, CD, were accused of Armed Robbery and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon after an incident in a city park. Both defendants were teenagers (ages 14 and 13, respectively). Another teenage boy told the police that DM and CD “tried…
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RJ, a 48-year-old carpenter, was charged with OUI-2nd offense after he caused a 3-car accident. When officers arrived on the scene of the crash they smelled the “odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath,” saw that he was “unstead…
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LD, a 19-year-old female student, faced multiple charges of vandalism after an investigation connected her to several specific graffiti “tags.” The tags were located in several towns and cities. Therefore, LD faced the same charges in man…
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MJ, a 55-year-old professional with health issues, including sleep apnea and urinary incontinence, was stopped by the State Police. She was stopped because the Trooper saw her swerving. Although the trooper activated his lights, MJ did not stop immed…
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BB, a 36-year-old engineer, was charged with Malicious Destruction of Property. The charge arose out of a fight with his wife whereby a teacup was broken. No, seriously, he was charged with a felony after breaking a teacup in a fight with his wife. I…
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At a hearing, Attorney Henry Fasoldt convinced a judge to seal his client’s record. The client, DW, a young lawyer, had been charged in the past year with Assault and Battery. Later, the case was dismissed. Under Massachusetts law, a person who…
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