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'True Monsters Exist': Philip Chism Admits To Vicious Attack On Social Worker
A social worker who was attacked by a convicted rapist and murderer said she has lived in fear for nearly a decade since that beating. However, she refuses to let it define her life. Philip Chism, 25, of Danvers, admitted on Friday, April 26, to attempted murder, assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon (cinder block), and kidnapping, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. The attack happened in 2015 when Chism was on trial for the rape and murder of this Danvers High School algebra teacher Colleen Ritzer a year earlier, the prosecutor said. C…
Police & Fire
Tyler Falconer Given Probation In Animal Abuse Case: DA
A former Burlington firefighter who ran a dog training and boarding business was given probation after he declined to fight the charges of animal abuse made against him, authorities said. Tyler Falconer, 31, pleaded to a continuance without a finding on two counts of animal cruelty by a custodian and was given two years probation, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. He must complete an animal rehabilitative curriculum and cannot own any animals for three years. Falconer ran Falco K9, a dog training and boarding operation in South Boston. On three occasions, owners sa…
News
Jennifer Prudencio Of Chelsea Went To Bar, Let Child Die: DA
Authorities have revealed more information about a mother's actions the night before her 3-year-old son was found dead in Massachusetts. Suffolk County resident Jennifer Prudencio, of Chelsea, age 25, faces criminal charges after her child, Yael Guardado-Prudencio, was found dead at her Spencer Avenue apartment on Sunday morning, April 7, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney. Earlier Report - Jennifer Prudencio Of Chelsea Arrested After Child's Death According to Assistant District Attorney Audrey Mark, Prudencio had been aware her child was…
Police & Fire
Jennifer Prudencio Of Chelsea Arrested After Child's Death
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested after her 3-year-old son was found dead in Chelsea over the weekend, authorities said. New, updated report - Jennifer Prudencio Of Chelsea Went To Bar, Let Child Die: DA Jennifer Prudencio, of Chelsea, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said on Tuesday, April 9. Police were called to Prudencio's Spencer Avenue apartment on Sunday morning, where they found her son Yael Guardado-Prudencio, 3, unresponsive. Officers did not say how the child died.&…
Police & Fire
Nalexus Palmer Had 74 Lbs Of Marijuana At Boston Logan
A 28-year-old woman who tried to smuggle nearly 75 pounds of marijuana from the United States into London was arrested in Boston on Saturday, March 30, while waiting on her connecting flight, authorities said. Nalexus Palmer, of Clinton Township, Michigan, had flown from Detroit to Boston with the drugs in two large suitcases before US Customs and Border agents detected the vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ordered her held on a $3,000 bail on Monday. Palmer told police that she did not know the drugs along with two AirTag…
Police & Fire
Man Who Killed Mom Of 1 At July 4th Party In Dorchester Gets Up To 20 Years In Prison: DA
A 26-year-old Boston man found guilty of shooting a woman at an Independence Day celebration in 2020 was sentenced to up to 20 years behind bars on Monday, March 25, authorities said. Kristian Maraj was convicted by a jury on Feb. 9 in the death of Felicity Coleman, 34, of Dorchester, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge sentenced him to 17 to 20 years for manslaughter. He was also sentenced to four years for an illegal firearm possession charge, which will be served concurrently. Maraj and several others were watching the fireworks at Stonehurst Str…
Police & Fire
'My Life Was Forever Changed': Women Raped By Ex
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A former MBTA transit police officer was sentenced to four to six years in prison this week after a jury found him guilty of raping two women more than a decade ago. The victims told the court that the trauma of that night has stayed with them like a specter and would likely be there long after he gets out of prison. Shawn McCarthy, 50, formerly of Wilmington, was convicted on Friday, March 15, of three counts of rape stemming from an incident in 2012, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. The women's impact statements to the court are attached to this article. The attack h…
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Man Accused Of Leaving Girlfriend's Body At Logan Airport Escapes Custody In Kenya: Reports
A Lowell man who is accused of killing his girlfriend and leaving her body in a car at Boston Logan Airport before boarding a plane to Kenya has escaped police custody in the East African nation, reports said. Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe is wanted in the murder of 31-year-old Margaret (Maggie) Mbitu last year. Police had arrested him at a nightclub in Nairobi, Kenya, on January 29 and were holding him for extradition to Massachusetts to stand trial for the slaying. Related: Man Busted In Kenya After Girlfriend's Body Was Found At Logan Airport WCVB reported that Kan…
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Brockton Care-Taker Took $150K From Mattapa Woman, 95, Let Home Fall Into Foreclosure: DA
A 41-year-old Brockton care-taker left the 95-year-old woman she was caring for in financial ruin by stealing more than $100,000, allowing her home to fall into foreclosure, and swindling rent money meant for her, authorities said. Dominique Emmanuel is facing one count of medical assistance fraud by provider and theft of over $1,200 by a single scheme, the Suffolk County District Attorney. Emmanuel was a Tempus Unlimited personal care attendant for the Mattapan woman. In February 2023, the woman's daughter noticed that Emmanuel was named an alternate executor of her mother's wi…
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Bail Revoked For Boston Man Accused Of Rape, Assaulting Police Officers: DA
A Boston man charged with raping a woman at a Boston apartment and fighting police officers who came to arrest him has had his $5,000 bail revoked, authorities said. Milthon Correa-Regifo, 45, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), resisting arrest, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, and two counts of assault and battery on a police officer, the Suffolk County District Attorney. He was out on a $5,000 bond from a 2022 charge. Correa-Regifo is accused of attacking a 26-year-old woman at an apartment on Bowdoin Street,…
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Erick Arevalo Cut Woman With Knife In East Boston Attack: DA
Shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square, an East Boston man was in handcuffs for what police say was a vicious attack on a woman in front of her children. Erick Arevalo, 23, is charged with armed assault with attempt to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), assault and battery and assault and battery on a family or household member, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. It's unclear if the kids were his or how long he and the woman were together. Investigators were called to an apartment on Princeton Street just after midnight and found a …
Police & Fire
Fake Hooker Pulls Real Knife To Rob John In Boston Hotel
A Lawrence man and a New York City woman are accused of luring a man to a downtown Boston hotel for sex and then robbing him at knifepoint, authorities said. Robert Santana, 28, of Lawrence, and Danine Simpson, 27, of the Bronx, contacted the man about sex in exchange for cash on a website and set up a meeting on the 23rd floor of the Hilton Hotel at 40 Dalton St. on Thursday, Dec. 21. Related: Woman Nabbed After Stabbing 4 At Boston Hotel When Simpson called the man into her room, police said she pulled out a knife and demanded he hand over $200. The man then reported the i…
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2 Men Indicted In Killing Of Moises Ortiz-Santiago In Boston
Two people have been indicted on charges related to the shooting death of Moises Ortiz-Santiago, who was described by friends as being “sweet and humble.” Xavier Steven Pena-Guerrero, 21, and Orlando Soto, 24, both of Boston, were indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury on Thursday, Dec. 14, for: Murder Possession of a firearm Carrying a loaded firearm Ortiz-Santiago, 27, of Dorchester, died after being shot on July 30 at the intersection of Weldon and Quincy streets in Dorchester, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A funeral service was held on Aug. 11 at Floyd A. Williams Funera…
Police & Fire
Framingham Teen Charged In Boston Armed Robbery
A 19-year-old is accused of robbing two hearing-impaired people at gun and knife point outside of a Burger King in South Boston in November, causing one of them to suffer a stroke. Christopher Jimenez-Nunez, of Framingham, is charged with armed robbery (firearm), armed robbery (knife), and two counts of assault and battery, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A woman and man told police, through an American Sign Language interpreter, that they were walking on West Broadway on Nov. 15 when two men walked out of Burger King and pulled a gun and a knife on them. One suspect, late…
Police & Fire
Teen Who Injured 84-Year-Old At MBTA Station In Boston Held For 60 Days: DA
A 15-year-old girl who police say injured an 84-year-old man in an attack at an MBTA Station on Tuesday, Nov. 14, has been ordered held for 60 days, authorities said. The girl, whose name was not released because of her age, was out on $500 bail for a charge of unarmed robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge revoked that bail for 60 days when she was charged with the attack and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot) on a person over 65, officials continued. Police say the girl tripped the 84-year-old man on the upper busway …
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Mattapan Man Guilty Of Killing Father Of 2 In 2021 Jury Rules: DA
A 51-year-old Boston man was convicted of first-degree murder on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the stabbing death of Ricardo Garcia, a father of two, in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston in 2021, authorities said. Karonn Brown, of Mattapan, is one of three people charged in connection with the fatal stabbing, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Brown, Derrell Sanford, age 28, of Boston, and Dravon Robinson, age 38, of Everett, were all charged in the attack, the prosecutor said. Their trials will begin next week, the same time that Brown is set to be sentenced to life with…
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Woman, 32, Who Posed As Student At Boston High Schools Faces More Charges: DA
Prosecutors have added more charges against a 32-year-old woman who police say posed as a student at multiple Boston high schools, authorities said. Shelby Hewitt was already facing seven counts of fraud, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Prosecutors this week added nine more charges, including: Three counts of forgery Two counts of common law forgery One count of uttering Larceny over $1,200 ID theft False claims to an employer Hewitt, a former Department of Children and Families social worker, allegedly attended Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Brighton High School, and English…
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Decomposing Dog Leads To Cruelty Charges In Chelsea: Police
An odd smell led Chelsea police to an apartment where they found the remains of a dog that had been left to decay, authorities said. Massi Ennis, 24, was arrested and charged with animal cruelty and was given a $500 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Police were called to an apartment on Washington Avenue on Oct. 27 after one of the tenants reported a horrible smell coming from a nearby apartment. Officers found a deceased dog in the living room. Police found feces throughout the house and empty dog food and water bowls in a dog crate, the prosecutor said. T…
Police & Fire
Alleged Drunk Driver Who Seriously Hurt Woman In South Boston Gets $5K Bond: DA
A 46-year-old man accused of hospitalizing a woman after he drunkenly crashed into her as she crossed the street on Saturday, Oct. 28, was ordered held on a $5,000 bond, authorities said. Jeffrey McArdle is charged with operating under the influence (second offense) and reckless operation of a motor vehicle, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. As a condition of his parole, McArdle must avoid alcohol and must keep a device that allows officers to test his blood alcohol levels remotely. The crash happened just before 1:30 a.m. as a husband and wife crossed O Street and…
Schools
'Everyone Is Dead': Teen Threatens To Shoot Up Chelsea School Following Fight: DA
A 14-year-old boy was charged Monday, Oct. 23, in juvenile court after he allegedly said he planned to shoot up Shore Educational Collaborative school in Chelsea after he got into a fight last week, authorities said. The boy was charged with making a bomb threat and was being held on a $750 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. If he makes bail, he will be on house arrest except for when he goes to an alternate school placement, and he must stay off social media. Chelsea police were called to Shore Educational Collaborative on Oct. 17 after the boy attacked …
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Sex Offender Charged For 31st Time Exposing Genitals In Public In Boston: DA
A 38-year-old Boston man with a lengthy history of exposing his genitals to strangers has again been arrested for allegedly doing it again, authorities said. Lucio Tomar has 30 previous charges for open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior charges dating back to 2006, and he now faces a potential 18th, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. He was given a $2,500 bail and ordered to return to court on Nov. 10. The woman told police that just before 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 6, she was waiting for an Uber on Clayton Street in Dorchester when a BMW pulled up in front o…
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Woman Raped After Getting Into Car She Thought Was An Uber In East Boston: DA
A woman told Boston police she got the ride from hell when she accidentally got into a car she believed was her Uber on Saturday, Oct. 14, and the driver raped her, authorities said. Qabel Najeeb, 29, of Worcester, who investigators said was behind the wheel of that car, is charged with one count of rape and was being held on a $10,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. The 32-year-old woman called Boston police and said she'd ordered a ride home from a Boston nightclub a little before 5 a.m., but the ride was canceled, authorities said. The woman did not realize t…
News
'Nazis' Spray Painted On Sign Of Palestinians For Peace Group In Boston
Community leaders are demanding action after someone spray painted the word "Nazis" on the sign for the Palestinian Cultural Center for Peace and Islamic Seminary of Boston. The Council on American-Islamic Relations in Massachusetts has asked police to make this case a priority as no one should face harassment for their faith or race. “We urge state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate this disturbing incident as a hate crime,” said CAIR-MA Executive Director Tahirah Amatul-Wadud in a news statement. “All Americans, whatever their faith or …
Police & Fire
No Bail For Man Nabbed For 'Nightmarish' Attack On Woman in South End: DA
A woman was left bloodied and bruised after a Norfolk County man grabbed her from behind, threw her to the ground, and began punching her and trying to take off her clothes, officials say. Amos Sykes, 35, of Quincy, was ordered held without bail on Monday, Aug. 14 after being arraigned for assaulting a woman in Boston's South End two days earlier, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden. Sykes attacked a woman who was walking on Columbus Avenue, according to the Boston Police Department. Witnesses heard the woman's screams and saw him sitting on top of her, punching…
Police & Fire
Man's Body Found In South Boston Dumpster
Boston police are investigating after a public works employee found a dead body inside a dumpster that had been left on the side of a road in South Boston, police and reports said. A man's body was discovered in the area of 400 Frontage Road in South Boston on Monday, August 7, according to the Boston Police Department. Police responded to the scene around 10:10 a.m. Bay Village residents called 311 to report a shopping cart full of rubbish, including a blue trash can on Winchester Street near the intersection of Arlington Street, according to CBS Boston. Department of Public Works emp…
Police & Fire
Camo Hat-Wearing Man Charged With Groping, Harassing Women On Boston Bus
Multiple women say they were groped, grabbed, or harassed by a 63-year-old West Roxbury man while riding an MBTA bus. And police were able to tie the alleged assaults together thanks to the accused distinctive fashion choices, authorities said. Rufus Sanders Jr. is charged with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14 and lewd, wanton, and lascivious conduct stemming from two alleged attacks last month at the Forest Hills Station, the Suffolk County District Attorney said Friday, June 9. A judge ordered Sanders held on $750 bail, authorities said. Suffol…
Police & Fire
Serial Rapist: Attorney Charged With 4 Attacks In Charlestown in 2007-08, FBI Says
The FBI and Boston police said a New Jersey attorney is behind a string of rapes and kidnappings in Boston more than 15 years ago, officials said. Officials arrested the Weehawken man on Tuesday, May 30. Matthew Nilo, 35, is charged with three counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, one charge of intent to rape, and one account of indecent assault and battery, the Boston Police Department announced. The alleged attacks happened in August and November 2007 and August and December 2008 in Charlestown, authorities said. Investigators linked Nilo to the rapes through investigati…
Police & Fire
Domestic Violence: Man Held Without Bail In 'Disturbing' Dorchester Attack, DA Says
A 26-year-old Boston man was ordered held without bond pending a dangerousness hearing after officials charged him in a vicious domestic assault case, authorities said. Philippe Elie, of Dorchester, is charged with assault and battery on a family or household member, assault with a dangerous weapon, and malicious destruction of property in the alleged March 1 attack, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Boston police were called to reports of domestic violence around 11 p.m. when they found a woman standing on Intervale Street with no shoes on and blood on her shirt, …
Police & Fire
Love Triangle Killing: Dorchester Man Held Without Bond After Shooting, DA Says
A 36-year-old Boston man allegedly shot and killed a 56-year-old after he saw the man leave his girlfriend's house the night before, authorities said. Austin Dillon, of Dorchester, was ordered held without bail on Tuesday, March 7, on charges of murder and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, third offense, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Dillon is charged with murdering Jose Despeignes, who went by the nickname Shorty, on Saturday. It is so sad when life is taken to soon. Rest easy Jose Despeignes aka Shorty. Posted by Patricia Bernard on Sunday, March 5, 202…
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Mattapan Man Who Shot His Brother In Face Over Housing Dispute Held Without Bail: DA
A Boston man who police allege tried to kill his brother over a disagreement over selling their family home was ordered held without bail, authorities said. Trevor Lawrence, age 32, of Mattapan, faces charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and numerous firearms and ammunition charges in the alleged May 2021 shooting, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ruled on Tuesday, Feb. 14, that Lawrence is too dangerous to receive bail following a dangerousness hearing, the prosecutor said. Investigators accuse Lawrence o…
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Boston Teen Charged With Triple Stabbing In Dorchester: DA
An 18-year-old Boston high school student was arrested and charged with a triple stabbing on Monday, Jan. 30, outside TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, authorities said. Deinte Wall, of Dorchester, was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and ordered held on a $5,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. A judge ordered him to have no contact with his co-defendant, an unnamed minor, or the victims in the case. Related: Teens Charged For Stabbing 3 People On Basketball Court Near Boston School Boston p…
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