Taunton Man Who Violated Probation by Assaulting and Intimidating Girlfriend Sentenced to Prison
Bristol County District Attorney’s Office
Thomas M. Quinn III
District Attorney
Press Release
March 13, 2017
A 32-year-old Massachusetts man who assaulted and intimidated his ex-girlfriend in Taunton, while on probation out of Plymouth County for failing to register as a sex offender, was sentenced to serve three years in state prison last week in Fall River Superior Court, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.
The defendant, Tyree Wynn, was on probation for failure to register as a sex offender out of Plymouth County, but the supervision of his probation was transferred to Bristol County after the defendant moved to Taunton. In January, just days before his final probation surrender hearing was scheduled to take place on the probation matter, he was arrested in Taunton on a charge of assault and battery on a family household member for assaulting his girlfriend. During that incident, the victim has told the defendant she wanted to end the relationship, at which point the defendant became enraged and assaulted the victim.
The defendant was subsequently charged with intimidation of a witness after the defendant made calls to the victim from jail telling her not show up for court and that she better be on his side or something would happen to her when he got out of jail.
During the scheduled probation surrender hearing earlier this month, the defendant’s attorney requested that the cases be disposed of. At that point, Assistant District Attorney Jessica Stone argued that based on all the facts of circumstances of the matter, the defendant should serve a three to five year state prison sentence. The defendant, however requested a two year prison term.
Judge Thomas Maguire, after hearing from both sides, sentenced the defendant to serve three years to three years and one day in state prison.
“This defendant assaulted and intimidated the victim while on probation for failure to register as a sex offender. Certain sex offenders are required to register with their local police department to protect society. This defendant failed to do so,” District Attorney Quinn said. “The sentence imposed is appropriate based on the defendant’s conduct for failing to register and by engaging in violent and intimidating behavior.”
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