201909.29
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Fatal Boating Incident in Fall River Under Investigation

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 29, 2019​​​​ Investigators with various state, local and federal agencies are actively investigating a fatal boating incident which occurred in Mount Hope Bay in between Buoys nine and ten in Fall River late Saturday afternoon. At approximately 5:34 pm on Saturday,…

201909.27
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Victim of Thursday Morning Fatal One Car Crash in Freetown Identified

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 27, 2019​​​​ The 18-year-old North Dartmouth woman who died as a result of a fatal one-car rollover crash on Route 140 in Freetown Thursday morning can now be publicly identified as Savannah Gonsalves. At around 8:10 a.m on Thursday, Ms. Gonsalves…

201909.26
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New Bedford Felon Convicted of Hiding Illegal Gun in Shared Apartment Air Vent

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 26, 2019​​​​ A 28-year-old New Bedford man was convicted last week of hiding an illegal firearm in the air vents of a shared apartment building and was sentenced to serve three years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M….

201909.24
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New Bedford Repeat Illegal Firearm User Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 24, 2019​​​​ A 28-year-old New Bedford man with two previous illegal firearm convictions was sentenced to serve at least six years in state prison last week after being convicted of a third illegal firearm offense and witness intimidation, Bristol County District…

201909.23
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Fall River Child Rapist Sentenced to More Than a Decade in Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 23, 2019​​​​ A 28-year-old Fall River man who raped a pre-pubescent girl on multiple occasions while the victim’s mother was at work was sentenced last week to serve 10 to 12 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M….

201909.20
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Near Fatal Fall River Stabbing Leads to Decade Long State Prison Term

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 20, 2019​​​​ A 30-year-old Assonet man who nearly killed another man in Fall River this past January after stabbing him 15 times was sentenced to serve seven to ten years in state prison earlier this week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas…

201909.18
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Seekonk/Berkley Armed Robber Sentenced to Lengthy State Prison Term

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September  18, 2019​​​​ A 34-year-old Braintree man who, on consecutive days in September 2017, robbed three donut shop clerks at gun point was sentenced to serve ten to 13 years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn…

201909.17
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Public Assistance Sought Regarding Fatal Attleboro Hit and Run

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September  17, 2019​​​​ ​ Investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash that took place on Route 95 in Attleboro last night. Massachusetts State Police responded to multiple 911 calls last…

201909.16
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Arrest Made in Fall River Homicide

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 16, 2019​​​​​   A 25-year-old man with a last known address in Taunton has been arrested in connection to the Friday night homicide on Bedford Street in Fall River, and will be arraigned this afternoon in Fall River District Court.  …

201909.16
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Seekonk Fatal Hit and Run Defendant Held on $100,000 Cash Bail

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September  16, 2019​​​​       Jeremy Schmidt, the 27-year-old East Providence, RI man charged in connection with a fatal hit and run crash that occurred in Seekonk on Thursday, was ordered held on $100,000 cash bail during his arraignment this morning…