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Middlesex Superior Court

Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA
Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA A 24-year-old Lowell man has been indicted for the murder of his mom after she was found beaten to death in July 2023, according to officials. Michael Belous, 24, was arrested after his mom Elena Vainer, 51, of Reading, was found barely breathing and beaten shortly before 1 a.m. at his condo on Middlesex Street on July 17, 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Belous was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. Officers and paramedics found Vainer suffering from severe head, face, arm, and neck injuries as…
Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA
Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA A 59-year-old Western Massachusetts man admitted to leaving a woman's body on the side of a Westford road in 2019 after she overdosed in his car, authorities announced on Monday, May 8. He will spend the next seven to eight years behind bars.  Daniel Perras, of Easthampton, pled guilty to destruction of evidence and improper disposal of a body after he left Melissa Mestre in Westford and got rid of her things to avoid being any link to her death, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Perras picked up Mestre on Jan. 31, 2019, from her home in Springfield and dro…
Boston Cold Case Solved, Sexual Predator Arrested On Three Warrants: Police Boston Cold Case Solved, Sexual Predator Arrested On Three Warrants: Police
Boston Cold Case Solved, Sexual Predator Arrested On Three Warrants: Police A Boston man who was wanted for three different warrants was arrested with the help of a program designed to revisit unsolved sexual assault cases, officials say.  Demetrius Wilson, age 57, was arrested around 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9 with the help of the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Program, according to the Boston Police Department.  Wilson is charged with: Four counts of rape Two counts of assault and battery,  One count of assault and battery on a disabled person over the age of 60 One count of unarmed robbery The Boston Police Department received $2.5 million in 20…
Dedham Contractor Who Stole Thousands From Customers Indicted On Felony Charges Dedham Contractor Who Stole Thousands From Customers Indicted On Felony Charges
Dedham Contractor Who Stole Thousands From Customers Indicted On Felony Charges A paving contractor who allegedly stole over $78,000 from customers, including the disabled and elderly, has been indicted for a laundry list of criminal charges, according to court documents. William Pusateri, owner of Priority 1 Paving in Dedham, was arraigned on 23 charges including larceny from disabled persons over 60 years old on Tuesday, Jan. 3, according to Middlesex Superior Court documents.  Pusateri, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, scammed customers from 2020 to May 2022 by taking deposits or payments in full for services that he never completed or only completed basi…
Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man
Woburn Orthopedic Surgeon Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 21-Year-Old Man A former orthopedic surgeon pleaded not guilty to inviting a 21-year-old man that he knew to his home and sexually assaulting him while he was unconscious, officials said. James DeVellis, age 56, of Wakefield, is accused of inviting the man over to his Lexington home to finish some work in April of 2020, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports.  The office alleges that DeVeliis sexually assaulted the man when he lost consciousness at some point during his visit. DeVellis was arraigned on charges of rape and indecent assault and battery in Middlesex Superi…
Inmate Charged With Brutal Attack On Massachusetts Corrections Officer: DA Inmate Charged With Brutal Attack On Massachusetts Corrections Officer: DA
Inmate Charged With Brutal Attack On Massachusetts Corrections Officer: DA The inmate who brutally attacked a Massachusetts corrections officer at a Shirley prison last month has been officially charged, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office reports. Roy Booth was charged in connection with attacking Officer Matthew Tidman in MCI-Shirley's gym on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 31. Tidman is now in a coma where he remains in critical condition, a GoFundMe organized on his behalf says.  "Matt is someone who is the first to lend a helping hand no matter the situation and now is our time to do the same for him and his family," the campa…