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COVID-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic COVID-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic
Covid-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic A convicted kidnapper, sex trafficker, and two bank robbers are among the criminals who have been released from Massachusetts prisons early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, 419 motions for release have been filed in Massachusetts by convicts as well as people awaiting trial. Of those requests 88 have been granted, 219 have been denied, and 96 are pending, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Early releases are being allowed for some people in the justice system because prisons tend to be superspreaders for diseases. To allow for social-distancing, prisoners across the nation ar…

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by Kristin Palpini
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MA Man Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing From Cops Following NY Stop MA Man Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing From Cops Following NY Stop
MA Man Faces Multiple Charges After Fleeing From Cops Following NY Stop A man whose car was about to be searched by state police during a traffic stop pulled away, leading law enforcement on a chase down 1-95, said state police. Jammy Alphonse of Everett, Massachusetts, 26, was pulled over at about 1:45 a.m. on Sept. 7 in Harrison; police said that probable cause to search his vehicle was established when they spoke with Alphonse and his passenger.  After a six-mile chase, Alphonse pulled over again and was taken into custody. He was charged with the misdemeanors of third-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer, second-degree obstruction of governmental…

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by Christina Coulter