Chris W., a 22-year-old Hanson man (hereinafter referred to as the “Defendant”) spent some time in court this week and undoubtedly got to meet a nice new criminal defense attorney. The visit was occasioned by some pretty serious felony charges. You see, apparently the Defendant and a young lady (hereinafter,…
Wanda Eileen Barzee, the woman charged with kidnapping teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of unlawful transportation of a minor and kidnapping. The 64-year-old says she will plead guilty to state charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated kidnapping. At her court hearing on Tuesday, Barzee…
On November 6, 2009, Cambridge police officers undertook an expertly planned and brilliantly executed sting operation despite the obvious danger. Their bravery and expertise paid off. Now, the streets are safer as a result of the four resulting arrests. Well, not the streets, exactly. More like the hotel rooms from…
Six family members have been arrested in connection with a child sex abuse investigation involving at least six alleged victims. The men who were arrested are Mohler brothers Burrell Edward, 53, David, 52, Jared Leroy, 48, and Roland Neil, 47, their 77-year-old father Burrell Edward Mohler, Sr., and his 72-year-old…
Attorney Sam has left the Commonwealth today on a pending matter and so regrets to inform you that the weekly :Attorney Sam’s Take will not be posted today. Both he, and it, will be back on Monday. In the meantime, have a good, safe and law-abiding weekend!
Citing a lack of evidence, the Suffolk District Attorney’s office says it will not file Massachusetts rape charges against a male Boston police officer accused of sexually assaulting a fellow cop. The announcement comes after prosecutors and detectives conducted a probe into the allegations by the female officer, who says…
Authorities are charging 14-year-old Raul Renato Castro as an adult in the murder of Alex Christopher Mercato. The 4-year-old disappeared on Friday afternoon while playing outside his home. Police found Mercato’s body the next day. It was stuffed inside a clothes dryer in the house next door. Autopsy results indicate…
As I write this year’s Halloween Attorney Sam’s Take, I know that goblins, vampires and politicians are roaming around outside circling the streets of Salem, Boston and environs. Of course, as I’ve noted several times, that is not terribly new; it has been going on since October 1st! I had…
Four teens were arraigned yesterday in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 15-year-old girl on her high school campus: • Cody Ray Smith, 15, pleaded not guilty to rape by force and rape with a foreign object. • Ari Abdallah Morales, 16, did not enter a plea. •…
At his arraignment last week in Falmouth District Court, Bourne Deputy Fire Chief Paul Weeks pleaded not guilty to one charge of oral rape and two charges of rape. Court documents indicate that the alleged rape occurred on October 20 and that Weeks was under the influence of alcohol at…