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Man Who Jumped From 12-Story Roxbury Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA Man Who Jumped From 12-Story Roxbury Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA
Man Who Jumped From 12-Story Roxbury Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA The 37-year-old man who a police SWAT team had to rescue this week after he tried to jump from a 12-story building where a dead body was found now faces assault charges, authorities said.  Michael Perry was charged with first-degree murder on Friday, Dec. 16, and a judge ordered him held without bond, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Police went to perform a welfare check on Jose Aponte who lived at 35 Northampton Street in Roxbury, but officers said he was dead when they arrived, authorities said. They called a SWAT team when they heard someone else …

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by Josh Lanier
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Suspect Hangs From 12th Floor Window In Escape Attempt From Boston Police Suspect Hangs From 12th Floor Window In Escape Attempt From Boston Police
Suspect Hangs From 12th Floor Window In Escape Attempt From Boston Police SWAT officers pulled a suspect off the ledge after they tried to escape an altercation with police, authorities reported.  Officers performing a wellbeing check on 35 Northampton Street in Roxbury found a "nonviable victim" at the scene around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec 11, according to the Boston Police Department.  A second individual was at the scene and exchanged words with the police, including physical threats to the officers, police added. Officers attempted to de-escalate the situation and utilized less-than-lethal force, but the suspect leapt out of a 12th story window.  Death I…

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by Morgan Gonzales