In 2015 , AS, then 55 years old, was convicted of Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon (a felony) and Assault and Battery on a Household Member, Subsequent Offense in Haverhill District Court. He was sentenced to 22 months in the House of Correction in Middleton. AS served his…
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Another Hit & Run Charge Avoided
On September 3, 2021, SA, a 34 year old certified nursing assistant from Methuen, was driving on Chelmsford Street in Methuen when she rear ended the car in front of her. She stopped for a moment and then fled the scene and drove home. The operator of the other vehicle…
Another Leaving the Scene Charge Avoided
On September 24, 2020 MB, a 21 year old woman from Haverhill, was driving in Haverhill when she collided into another vehicle being driven on the road. The other driver stopped but MB panicked and left the scene of the accident without stopping. Unfiortunatedly for MB her front license plate…
All’s Well That Ends Well
On January 30, 2021 HB and her husband BB (40+ year marriage) got into a heated argument at their home in Salisbury. HB had been drinking and she threatened to stab her husband with a knife. BB grabbed a letter opener and threatened to retaliate with the letter opener. The…
Assault & Battery by Dangerous Weapon Charge Diverted in Juvenile Court
On May 7, 2021, TN, a seventeen year old female student at an Essex County High School, got into an argument with another female student in the ladies bathroom at the school. The female student took out her cell phone and began recording TN at which point TN took her…
STABBING CASE DISMISSED
On June 16, 2019 CT, a 59 year old single mother of two children (a son age 21 and a daughter age 16), went to bed after a night of considerable drinking. Both of her children were at home. She and the children live in Arlington. Her daughter had gone…
CHARGES OF ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT DISMISSED
WS, a 68 year old lawyer from Essex County, had lived with his wife and mother-in-law. In 2018 his wife died of cancer and thereafter WS and his mother-in-law continued to live in WS’s home. In December of 2020 WS was accused of Assault & Battery on an Elderly Person…
DOMESTIC ASSAULT & BATTERY CHARGE DISMISSED
JP is a 32 year old licensed insurance salesman for a large insurance company in Boston. It is a well paying job that requires that he be licensed by the State Department of Insurance. Any criminal offense on his record could cause him to be ineligible for state licensure and…
OPERATING AFTER SUSPENSION CHARGE DISMISSED
On June 20, 2020, MG, a 23 year old musician was driving northbound on Route 1 near the jug handle in Peabody. Suddenly he rear ended the vehicle in front of him which had come to a stop in traffic. The police responded to the accident scene and it was…
12 PAGE CRIMINAL RECORD SEALED
MM, a 38 year old woman from Methuen had a 12 page criminal record with 32 separate offenses spanning 15 years. Her record included both felonies and misdemeanors. She worked as a phlebotomist but wanted to go to Nursing School to become an RN. She was concerned – rightfully –…