District Attorney Sam Sutter today announced that 51-year-old Christopher Anderson was sentenced to serve up to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to a number of charges related to the February 2011 heroin overdose death of his former girlfriend, Venus Chumack. On Friday, Mr. Anderson of 80 Foxborough St., New Bedford, pleaded guilty…
On Saturday July 12th and Saturday July 19th, Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter’s office will conduct two separate, free tennis clinics for area youth. July’s clinics will mark a total of 68 free youth sports clinic offered by District Attorney Sutter since the program’s launch in 2007. To date, more than 4,500 total youth…
The mother of the newborn baby discovered outside a home at 1065 County Street on April 11th was charged today in New Bedford District Court with the obstruction of justice portion of the witness intimidation statute and concealment of the death of a child born out of wedlock. Tamlyn Gonzalez, 22, of 1065 County Street,…
In recognition of the 9th annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Bristol Elder Services, Inc. and the Southeastern Alliance for Elders (SAFE) will hold a press conference on elder abuse. The event will kick off a year- long educational campaign to help raise awareness of elder abuse. The press conference will be held at Bristol…
June 2, 2014 On Saturday June 7th, District Attorney Sam Sutter’s Office will conduct its 6th Annual Volunteer Fair, inviting members of the public to learn about different volunteer opportunities throughout the community. In collaboration with SouthCoast Serves and the Dartmouth Mall, the Volunteer Fair is open to the public and will be held from…
May 31, 2014 New Bedford Police, Homicide Unit prosecutors and state police detectives assigned to this office are actively investigating a homicide, which occurred in the City of New Bedford last night. Police responded to shots fired in the area of 125 Collette Street last night around 9:20 p.m. Upon arrival, first responders found two…
May 30, 2014 District Attorney Sam Sutter announced today that Thomas Jeffreys has been convicted of multiple felonies, including first degree murder, in connection to the 2009 drive-by shooting murder of 29-year-old Troy Pina on Route 24 in Freetown. After deliberating for about 12 hours over the course of three days, a Superior Court jury…
May 1, 2014 A Bristol County Grand Jury this afternoon indicted Aaron Hernandez on charges stemming from an alleged assault, which occurred inside the Bristol County House of Corrections in Dartmouth on February 25, 2014, and an alleged threat made inside the same facility on November 1, 2013. The grand jury today indicted Mr. Hernandez…
April 24, 2014 District Attorney Sam Sutter announced today that a suspect connected to the April 15th death of Justin Downey in New Bedford has been apprehended in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Sayyid Coggins, 36, of Providence, RI, was arrested during the overnight hours Tuesday into Wednesday by U.S. Marshalls. The Marshalls and other law enforcement…
April 17, 2014 The State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the deceased male discovered in a house fire in NewBedford Tuesday morning. Through fingerprint identification, the deceased has been identified as Justin Downey, 29, of 55 Rounds Street. New Bedford Police received a 911 call Tuesday morning around 8:30 to report a…
