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No Bail For Men Charged With Hate Crime Beating At Western Mass Liquor Store: DA
Two men were ordered held without bail after they were arrested for the vicious beating of a Franklin County liquor store employee earlier this month, authorities said. Warren Martinez, 30, of Northampton, and Thomas Patnode, 24, of Greenfield, face several felonies including mayhem and a hate crime following the July 16 attack, the Northwestern District Attorney said. A judge ruled the men were too dangerous to be released before their trial. The men are accused of attacking a Sunderland liquor store employee after they refused to sell the duo any alcohol, the prose…
Police & Fire
Teen, 62-Year-Old Killed In Separate Crashes An Hour Apart In Western Mass
A 17-year-old boy and a 62-year-old man were killed in separate crashes Thursday night, July 18, in Hampshire County, authorities said. The teenager was killed around 10 p.m. in a single-vehicle crash on Southampton Road in Westhampton, the Northwestern District Attorney said. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, and police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash. Officials did not release the teen's name. They were the only person in the vehicle. An hour earlier, a 62-year-old Springfield man was involved in a two-car crash at the interse…
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'Horrific': Man Who Admitted To Raping Children In Western Mass Gets 25-30 Years In Prison
A 51-year-old former Athol man who pleaded guilty to raping multiple children and forcing them to make child pornography will spend at least 25 years behind bars, authorities announced. Jose A. Oquendo pleaded guilty to 27 charges — including rape and sexual assault — on Thursday, May 30, the Northwestern District Attorney said. He was accused of abusing three children for years. Franklin Superior Court Judge David Hodge called the Oquendo's abuse "horrific" and commended the victims for standing up in court against their abuser. He said the sentence of 25 to 30…