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Man Found In Woods Behind Woman's Western Mass Home Gets 5-7 Years In Prison: DA Man Found In Woods Behind Woman's Western Mass Home Gets 5-7 Years In Prison: DA
Man Found In Woods Behind Woman's Western Mass Home Gets 5-7 Years In Prison: DA A 53-year-old Franklin County man with a lengthy criminal history has agreed to serve a 5 to 7-year prison sentence after being found guilty of witness intimidation and violating a restraining order, authorities said.  Antonio Candello, of Bernardston, was arrested in September 2022, just days after getting out of prison, when he violated the conditions of a restraining order filed against him by a woman, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  The woman contacted Bernardston police on Sept 19, 2022, to say Candello was in the woods behind her home, reports said. C…

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by Josh Lanier
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Central Mass Man Admits To Shooting Victim In Neck; Will Serve 5 Years In Prison: DA Central Mass Man Admits To Shooting Victim In Neck; Will Serve 5 Years In Prison: DA
Central Mass Man Admits To Shooting Victim In Neck; Will Serve 5 Years In Prison: DA A 48-year-old Worcester County man who pleaded guilty to shooting a man in the neck inside a home in November 2022 will serve five years behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday, Dec. 13.  Yamil Colon Nunez, of Athol, was convicted of the shooting that left a man in the hospital for a week, the Northwestern District Attorney said. Two other people were inside the Pine Street home in Athol during the attack, but they were not harmed.  Nunez was charged with assault and battery by means of a firearm, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious b…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Admits To Raping Child For Decade In Pittsfield, Gets Up To 10 Years In Prison: DA Man Admits To Raping Child For Decade In Pittsfield, Gets Up To 10 Years In Prison: DA
Man Admits To Raping Child For Decade In Pittsfield, Gets Up To 10 Years In Prison: DA A 42-year-old Berkshire County man who this week admitted to raping a child multiple times for nearly a decade was sentenced to up to 10 years behind bars, authorities said.  Dean Giftos, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty on Monday, Nov. 20, to two counts of rape of a child with force and four counts of rape of a child, aggravated by age difference, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said.  The judge sentenced Giftos to seven to 10 years in prison with three years probation after he's released, the prosecutor said. He's not allowed to have contact with minors and must att…

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by Josh Lanier
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Morphine-Siphoning Nurse Gets Jail For Stealing Drug From Northborough Dementia Patients: Feds Morphine-Siphoning Nurse Gets Jail For Stealing Drug From Northborough Dementia Patients: Feds
Morphine-Siphoning Nurse Gets Jail For Stealing Drug From Northborough Dementia Patients: Feds A judge sentenced a 43-year-old Northborough nurse who admitted to siphoning morphine from a dementia patient who she cared for at a nursing home will spend more than four years in prison, federal authorities said.  Gwen Rider pleaded guilty last year to one count of tampering with a consumer product and one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A judge this week sentenced her to 52 months in prison and three years of parole.  Rider worked at a Worcester County nursing home and was placed in charge of caring …

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by Josh Lanier
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Central Mass Man On Parole For Child Porn Pleads Guilty To More Child Porn Charges: Feds Central Mass Man On Parole For Child Porn Pleads Guilty To More Child Porn Charges: Feds
Central Mass Man On Parole For Child Porn Pleads Guilty To More Child Porn Charges: Feds A 37-year-old Auburn man convicted of receiving child porn in 2016 pleaded guilty this week to having child porn, federal authorities said. He now faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison when a judge sentences him in March.   Christopher Rondeau was out on parole in November 2020 when officers found a cell phone with images and videos of child pornography during a search of his house, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  A judge sentenced Rondeau to more than five years in prison in 2016, but he received supervised release in 2019, federal authorities said. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Felon Sentenced For Possession Of Gun, Ammo Massachusetts Felon Sentenced For Possession Of Gun, Ammo
Massachusetts Felon Sentenced For Possession Of Gun, Ammo A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 40 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Nicholas Briggs, age 22, of Worcester, was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 30 by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to prison time as well as three years of supervised release.  According to US Attorney's Office, in May, Briggs pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Briggs was arrested in July 2020, for carrying a loaded Glock pistol.  He is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to prior convictions punishab…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Who Hid From Sex Offender Registry 3 Times Gets 2 Year In Prison Man Who Hid From Sex Offender Registry 3 Times Gets 2 Year In Prison
Man Who Hid From Sex Offender Registry 3 Times Gets 2 Year In Prison A Western Massachusetts man has been sentenced to two years in prison for failing to register as a sex offender - something he had been previously convicted of twice. On Friday, March 5, Ruben Pagan, 50, of Springfield was sentenced to prison as well as 10 years of supervised release. In August 2020, Pagan had pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts, said. Pagan was arrested in 2018 in Rhode Island on a warrant for his arrest charging him with child sexual abuse. At that time, law enforcement learned Pagan, who had first been convi…

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by Kristin Palpini