Seven of the Commonwealth’s district attorneys have filed a brief opposing an emergency petition made to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court by the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) and the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL), which seeks to immediately release thousands of inmates from custody over concerns of COVID-19 in jail and…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release​ March 12, 2020 In accordance with Governor Baker’s state of emergency declaration with regard to COVID-19, the Bristol District Attorney’s Office is acting with an abundance of caution to protect the health of  our constituents.  Based on the information currently available, and…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release​ March 6, 2020 A 48-year-old Newport, RI man who robbed two Swansea pharmacy clerks was sentenced to serve six to 10 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Anthony Orr pleaded guilty today in Fall River…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release​ March 4, 2020 A 36-year-old Fall River man who strangled and repeatedly assaulted the mother of his children before then violently assaulting a correctional officer will spend the next four years in state prison after pleading guilty to a number of indictments…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release​ March 3, 2020 A 43-year-old Pawtucket, RI man who attempted to stab a grocery store employee after being caught attempting to steal items from the store about two years ago in Attleboro has been sentenced to serve three years in state prison,…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​   Press Release​ March 2, 2020     The 16-year-old girl who died as a result of last night’s four-vehicle crash on Route 195 in Seekonk can now be publicly identified as Gisella Carrier of New Bedford.   The preliminary investigation into the crash revealed that a 2019…