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Western Mass Level 3 Sex Offender Guilty Of Child Sex Assault On 2, 5-Year-Olds Sentenced
A Level 3 Massachusetts sex offender will spend up to two decades in state prison after pleading guilty in a child exploitation case involving young children and child sexual abuse material, authorities said.
Ryan Montpelier, 39, of Montague, was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison, followed by seven years of supervised probation, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said on Monday, May 11.
Montpelier pleaded guilty on May 8 to three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, four counts of posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity, four counts…
Mass Man Admits To Beating 6-Year-Old, Forcing Them To Kneel On Dry Rice, Gets 2.5 Years: DA
A Western Massachusetts man who admitted to violently beating a 6-year-old child has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison, authorities said.
Jesriel Morales, 36, of North Adams, pleaded on Thursday, June 5, to a string of disturbing crimes involving a 6-year-old child. The assaults happened in 2022 and included slamming the child into a wall and window, hitting them with a belt, slapping them, and forcing them to kneel on dried rice, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.
Related: North Adams Man Guilty Of Raping 3-Year-Old Child
The abuse led to three co…
Massachusetts Sex Offender Hides Out In Pennsylvania, Attacking Officer: DA
A convicted sex offender from New England who fled registration requirements in Vermont and Massachusetts was sentenced to state prison in Pennsylvania after committing a string of crimes over two days, including a hit-and-run, high-speed chase, and assaulting a police officer, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Nathan D. Taylor, 39, of New Holland, was sentenced to two and a half to five years in state prison, followed by five years of probation, after pleading guilty on Feb. 27 to indecent assault, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, accidents involving damage to an at…
Fatal Crash: Man Admits To Western Mass Wreck That Killed 1, Injured Another
A 59-year-old man admitted fault on Thursday, July 27, to a fatal Hampden County crash in 2021 that killed a motorcyclist and seriously injured his passenger, authorities said.
Aleksandyr Saykin, of East Longmeadow in Hampshire County, pleaded guilty to a charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.
Niles N. Robbins, 46, of Wales, died on May 15, 2021, when Saykin crashed into his Harley Davidson motorcycle on Route 9 in Belchertown near the intersection of Ware and Enoch Sanford roads, the prosecutor said. Robbins …
The Check Was In The Mail: Central Mass Ex-Postal Worker Gets Probation For Stealing Cash
A former US Postal Service worker who admitted to stealing nearly $100,000 worth of cash from a Worcester County business's mail will avoid jail time but will spend six months confined to her home, federal authorities said.
Roberta Feliz, 33, of Fitchburg, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of theft of mail by an employee of the US Postal Service, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 8, to three years probation, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Feliz worked as the lead sales and service associate with the Gardner Post Office. From February through July 2020, Feliz sto…
Heath Man Who Drunkenly Shot At Friends As He Chased Them Gets 5 Years: DA
A 39-year-old Franklin County man who admitted to terrorizing his friends by chasing them through the woods while firing shots at them received a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said.
Olin Schwenger-Sartz, 39, of Heath, pleaded guilty to 10 charges, including two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a loaded firearm while intoxicated, the Northwestern District Attorney said.
Schwenger-Sartz's tenant was found passed out at his Rowe Road home on Oct. 4, 2020. They called their friend to help th…
Body Disposal Tips Found In Ana Walshe's Husband's Search History
While police searched a dumpster for evidence in the Ana Walshe case, her husband's shocking search history came to light, according to Boston 25.
An overnight search on Monday, Jan. 9 led to the discovery of multiple items that police will process and test to see if the items are of value as evidence to the missing woman's case, according to the Norfolk District Attorney. Items found include trash bags with blood, a hatchet, hacksaw, rug, and used cleaning supplies, according to @WFLAJosh on Twitter.
JUST IN. According to @wbz sources, investigators searching Peabody transfer station …
