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Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault, Strangulation, Drug Charges: Report
Details have been released in the arrest of Jabrill Peppers.
A victim in Braintree, MA, told police Saturday, Oct. 5 that the 29-year-old New England Patriots safety became upset when someone called her phone while they were having sex, NBC10 says citing a police report.
Peppers, a New Jersey native and four-time state high school football champion, smashed her head against the wall, pushed her down the stairs, and choked her at least six times, NBC10 said.
Citing court paperwork, CBS said the athlete answered the door without a shirt on saying, "I know what is going on." He…
3 Charged In Movie Style Heist Of Mass. Cannabis Cash Courier: Feds
It played out like a scene from the film "The Town." Three masked men pull up to a cash courier, zip-tie him at gunpoint, pepper spray him, steal more than $430,000, and then burn the getaway vehicle.
That's what federal authorities said three men did during a February 2024 heist in Swansea.
Steven Madison, 38, of Bridgewater, Christopher White, 37, of Raynham, and Quentin McDonald, 25, of Brockton, were indicted on one count of robbery interfering with interstate commerce, one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, one count of arson of property used in or affecting i…
Stoughton Sex Offender Busted Again Forcing Vulnerable Women Into Sex Trade: Feds
A convicted Stoughton sex offender is again accused of preying on women, exploiting their drug addictions, and using violence to force them into sex work for his benefit, federal authorities said.
Marvin Pompilus, 39, is charged with three counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, one count of attempted sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Investigators said Pompilus sought out women who had a history of substance abuse issues and plied …
220 Pounds Of Drugs, Worth $8M, Seized In Mass; 'Largest Seizure' In State History: Feds
Thousands of fentanyl pills made to look like candy, 20 pounds of cocaine, and more drugs than there are people in Massachusetts. That's what federal investigators laid out on a table Monday, Nov. 6, when they announced what is likely the biggest drug bust in history.
Emilio Garcia, 25, Sebastien Bejin, 33, and Deiby Felix, 40, all of Lynn, were charged with a litany of felonies following their arrests, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
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Police began investigating the crew following an overdose death in Salem over the summer, investigators said. Officers surve…
Man Used Kids Toys, Disney Items, Halloween Decorations To Smuggle Drugs Into Mass: Feds
A Rhode Island man who pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to move methamphetamines throughout the United States using children's toys and other seemingly mundane items was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 19, authorities said.
Nathan Boddie, 38, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, admitted that he and two others began smuggling methamphetamines, fentanyl, and cocaine from Arizona into Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and elsewhere in April 2022, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
They accomplished this by hiding the drugs inside children's toys, Halloween de…
DUI, Cocaine: Dangerous Driver Nabbed On I-95 In CT With Public's Help, Police Say
A Massachusetts woman was found with two baggies of cocaine after numerous 911 calls reported that she was driving dangerously on I-95 in Connecticut, officials say.
Nina Marie Fish, a 37-year-old from the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester, was arrested on Monday, July 31 around 6:35 p.m. in New Haven County after she was seen nearly crashing into multiple other vehicles on I-95 Northbound in Milford, Connecticut, according to the Connecticut State Police.
Multiple 911 calls reported a white Honda Accord, later determined to be driven by Fish, moving erratically on the inte…
Hull Quartet Busted For Trafficking Coke, Meth, Fentanyl: Police
A search warrant led to the arrests of four individuals, hundreds of grams of drugs, and thousands in cash, officials say.
Maureen Meade, Andrew Moscaritolo, Robyn Streiferd, and Leah Butt were all arrested from an apartment near the water on Bay Street in Hull for drug trafficking and related charges, according to the Hull Police Department.
Police executed a search warrant obtained through an ongoing investigation on Friday, March 17 around 5:30 p.m. with help from a Plymouth County Sheriff K-9 unit.
Inside the home was a stash of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine,…
Maine Man Stashes Slew Of Drugs At Tewksbury Hotel: Police
A man from Maine checked himself in to a Tewksbury hotel but police checked him out after learning that he had an active arrest warrant and hundreds of grams of drugs, officials say.
A well-being check requested for 34-year-old Danny Taylor at the Residences at Tewksbury, an extended stay hotel located at 20 International Place, found the man safely in his room but with a stash of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and brass knuckles, according to the Tewksbury police.
Police found Taylor, of Sanford, Maine, and his stash at around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. In addition…
Federal Agents Remove Head Of Violent Mass Drug Gang, Sentence Leader To 19 Years: DOJ
Federal agents celebrated this week after the man they said led a violent gang that helped flood southeastern Massachusetts drugs was sentenced to nearly two decades in prison.
Djuna Goncalves, 36, who pleaded guilty last year to a laundry list of drug and weapons charges, learned his fate this week, the US Attorney's Office said.
DEA agents alleged that Goncalves ran a gang out of Brockton that moved in fentanyl, cocaine, crack, heroin, oxycodone, and violence. Goncalves ran the group with his two brothers — Cody and Tony Goncalves, authorities said. Federal agen…
NJ Detectives Nab Massachusetts Dealers With Coke, Loaded Guns, $25G: Prosecutor
Three Massachusetts men were carrying several ounces of cocaine, two loaded handguns and $25,515 in suspected drug money when they were stopped in New Jersey, authorities said.
Narcotic Task Force detectives had learned that Kelvin Perez, 36, Brayan Lebron, 23, and Joseph Espinal, 22, all of Lawrence, MA were “transporting bulk amounts of suspected narcotics, weapons, and money derived from criminal activity” through the area, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Espinal works as a security guard, and the other two are unemployed, the prosecutor said.
The stop on Wednesday, Oct. 5, …
Western Mass Woman Gets Prison Sentence Much Shorter Than Her Husband: Feds
A judge sentenced a 32-year-old Springfield woman to more than seven years in jail after she pleaded guilty to taking part in a drug smuggling ring that moved crack, heroin, and cocaine from Massachusetts into Vermont, authorities said. Her husband got 19 years for taking part in the operation in 2019.
Nia Dinzey, aka Nia Moore-Bush, pleaded guilty over the summer to several drugs, money laundering, and firearms charges, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Investigators said Nia Dinzey and her husband, Dinelson Dinzey, would drive the drugs from Springfield to Barre, Ve…
Mexican Nationals Caught Smuggling 15 Kilos Of Cocaine Into Massachusetts
Two men from Mexico have been arrested for bringing 15 kilograms of cocaine into Massachusetts valued at more than $500,000 dollars, Massachusetts State Police said on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
Gerardo Madrigal Quintero, of Culiacan, Mexico, and Joel Enrique Armenta, of Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, were caught trying to bring the drugs into the state in a tractor-trailer, State Police said.
They were arrested after officers watched a them carry out a drug transaction at the Ludlow Service Plaza on the Mass Pike. Both men have since been charged with trafficking in 200 grams or more of coc…
