Trial Begins For Stabbing At Boston MBTA Station: DA Trial Begins For Stabbing At Boston MBTA Station: DA
Trial Begins For Stabbing At Boston MBTA Station: DA The trial of a man who allegedly stabbed someone on the Blue Line in East Boston in 2021 began on Tuesday, April 18, officials said.  Javier Garcia Martinez, 42, is charged with armed assault to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Martinez is accused of stabbing a man twice — once in the left arm and again in the right leg — at Maverick Station on Aug. 29, 2021, because he believed the victim was a member of the 18th Street Gang, the prosecutor said.  Paramedics rushed…
The Family That Fights Together: Dad, Daughters Attack Boston Theater Workers, DA Says The Family That Fights Together: Dad, Daughters Attack Boston Theater Workers, DA Says
The Family That Fights Together: Dad, Daughters Attack Boston Theater Workers, DA Says A 47-year-old man and two of his daughters were arrested after they allegedly attacked security staff at a Boston movie theater when they were asked to leave for harassing workers, authorities said.  Freddie Bates faces charges of carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded gun without a license, assault and battery, affray, trespassing, and disorderly conduct following the alleged incident last week, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Bates visited the AMC Movie Theater in Dorchester with his four daughters on Friday, March 24, and harassed the …
Boston Man Accused Of Killing Man in 1984 Picks Up 2nd Murder Charge Boston Man Accused Of Killing Man in 1984 Picks Up 2nd Murder Charge
Boston Man Accused Of Killing Man in 1984 Picks Up 2nd Murder Charge A South Boston man with a history of ties to violent gangs, including notorious mobster Whitey Bulger, picked up his second murder charge on Tuesday, March 28, authorities said. Both killings are more than 30 years old.   Michael Lewis, 62, who is being held on a 1984 murder charge, was indicted in the killing of a Boston Housing Authority supervisor in South Boston in April 1993, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Lewis is accused of beating, stabbing, and shooting William Villani, 46, in Villani’s office at Two Sterling Square in South Boston.  Lewis…
Officials ID Man Killed After Car Crashed Into Front Porch Of Boston Home Officials ID Man Killed After Car Crashed Into Front Porch Of Boston Home
Officials ID Man Killed After Car Crashed Into Front Porch Of Boston Home Police identified the 60-year-old man killed over the weekend when a car crashed into the front porch of a triple-decker home in Boston.  Egdio Dantuony was believed to be sitting in front of his home at 3968 Washington Street in Roslindale just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 when the car slammed into the building, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Monday. A 62-year-old man was rushed to the hospital, but authorities have not released his name or condition.  Neither man was behind the wheel of the car, authorities said. Police have not released the drive…
Drugs And Ammo: Suspected Trafficker Busted After Police Raid Boston Home, DA Says Drugs And Ammo: Suspected Trafficker Busted After Police Raid Boston Home, DA Says
Drugs And Ammo: Suspected Trafficker Busted After Police Raid Boston Home, DA Says A 53-year-old Boston man was arrested earlier this week after police raided his home and found crack, cocaine, fentanyl, and drug-selling paraphernalia, authorities said on Thursday, March 23.  Ralph Gradozzi was charged with trafficking with intent to distribute and possession of ammunition without an FID card, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge set his bail at $7,500 and ordered him held on home confinement if he is released.  Boston police raided Gradozzi's Faywood Avenue home in East Boston on Monday, March 20, and seized 21.34 grams of fentanyl, …
Man Tried To Throw Disabled Wife Into Boston Channel Because He Thought She Was 'Imposter': DA Man Tried To Throw Disabled Wife Into Boston Channel Because He Thought She Was 'Imposter': DA
Man Tried To Throw Disabled Wife Into Boston Channel Because He Thought She Was 'Imposter': DA A Suffolk County judge on Friday, March 17, ordered a man accused of trying to throw his wife into a Boston waterway because he thought she was an "imposter" to undergo a mental health evaluation, authorities said.  Jonathan Pinney, 38, of Boston, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with assault and battery on a family or household member and assault and battery on a disabled person, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Several police called 911 just before 3 p.m. after they reportedly saw Pinney lift his wife from her wheelchair and try to throw h…
Fatal Shooting: Man Accused Of Slaying At Boston Bar Held Without Bail, DA Says Fatal Shooting: Man Accused Of Slaying At Boston Bar Held Without Bail, DA Says
Fatal Shooting: Man Accused Of Slaying At Boston Bar Held Without Bail, DA Says A 33-year-old Boston man was arrested for a fatal double shooting that happened at a Boston bar last month, according to authorities.  Stephen Freeman was arrested and charged with the killing of 37-year-old Terrell Banks on Thursday, March 16, Boston police said. A judge ordered him held without bail on Friday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office.  Banks died in a double shooting that occurred at Slade's Bar & Grill, located at 958 Tremont Street in the South End/Lower Roxbury, around 11:34 p.m. on Saturday, police report. A second male victim also…
Drug Trafficker Convicted On 16  Counts Of Distributing Fentanyl In Chelsea: DA Drug Trafficker Convicted On 16  Counts Of Distributing Fentanyl In Chelsea: DA
Drug Trafficker Convicted On 16 Counts Of Distributing Fentanyl In Chelsea: DA A Suffolk County jury convicted a 31-year-old Chelsea man Thursday, March 16, on multiple counts of trafficking fentanyl following an eight-day trial, authorities said.  James Oliveras, who also goes by the name Christian Hernandez, was found guilty of 14 counts of distribution of a Class A substance, and one charge each of trafficking in fentanyl of 10 grams or more and trafficking in fentanyl between 18-36 grams, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced. The jury deliberated for 15 hours before returning their verdict.  A judge will sentence Olivera…
Shop Owners Beaten, Woman Hospitalized: Suspect Charged In Boston Attack Shop Owners Beaten, Woman Hospitalized: Suspect Charged In Boston Attack
Shop Owners Beaten, Woman Hospitalized: Suspect Charged In Boston Attack A 26-year-old Sandwich man was charged Monday, March 13, with the beating of two shop owners in Boston last year that sent one woman to the hospital after he allegedly kicked her in the head, authorities said.  Dempsey Allen is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge issued a $1,000 bail. Though, Allen will not be getting out. The prosecutor noted Allen is being held at the Barnstable House of Correction on an open drug case.  Boston police were called to a Hanover Stree…
Woman Slashed Teen's Face In Unprovoked Attack At Boston Bus Station: DA Woman Slashed Teen's Face In Unprovoked Attack At Boston Bus Station: DA
Woman Slashed Teen's Face In Unprovoked Attack At Boston Bus Station: DA A 35-year-old woman accused of slashing a 13-year-old boy's face open with a jagged soda can is being held on a $15,000 bail, authorities announced on Monday, March 13.  Monica Velez-Caraballo, of Mattapan, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and disorderly conduct on a public conveyance in the unprovoked attack on Thursday, March 9, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said on Monday. The judge revoked her bail on an outstanding assault case.  Witnesses told police that Velez-Caraballo was wandering around the Andrew …
Attack Broke Victim's Facial Bones: 3 Boston Women Arrested In Assault, DA Says Attack Broke Victim's Facial Bones: 3 Boston Women Arrested In Assault, DA Says
Attack Broke Victim's Facial Bones: 3 Boston Women Arrested In Assault, DA Says Prosecutors charged three Boston women with an attack last month that left the victim with a broken facial bone and ruptured blood vessels in her neck, authorities said.  Jalisa Banks, age 31, of Jamacia Plains, and Candace Phillips, 37, of Dorchester, were arraigned Monday, March 6, on charges of assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot) causing serious bodily injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Despite the prosecutor asking for bails of $2,500 and $7,500 for the women — respectively, the judge released them on personal reco…
Drunken Fatal Crash: Boston Driver Gets 6-10 Years For Killing 20-Year-Old RI Woman, DA Says Drunken Fatal Crash: Boston Driver Gets 6-10 Years For Killing 20-Year-Old RI Woman, DA Says
Drunken Fatal Crash: Boston Driver Gets 6-10 Years For Killing 20-Year-Old RI Woman, DA Says The 26-year-old man convicted of a 2019 drunken crash in east Boston that killed a 19-year-old college student and seriously injured another person will spend up to a decade in prison, a judge ruled on Tuesday, Feb. 28.  Dylan Etheridge was sentenced to six to 10 years in prison for operating under the influence ending in manslaughter, and three years of probation when he is released, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. He also received two-and-a-half years behind bars for driving under the influence leading to serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of an accid…