202210.03
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Death at Ash Street Jail in New Bedford

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 3, 2022 A 34-year-old Truro man died of an apparent suicide at the Ash Street Jail in New Bedford Sunday afternoon. Correctional officers at the jail found Adam Howe unresponsive to verbal and physical checks at 3:04 pm Sunday.  New Bedford EMS…

202209.30
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Two Rehoboth Men Indicted for Previously Unsolved July 2021 Seekonk Homicide

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 30, 2022 An extensive investigation into the previously unsolved July 6, 2021 homicide of 66-year-old Joseph Housley in Seekonk has resulted in the indictment of the victim’s son and another man for murder, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced….

202209.28
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Fall River Child Rapist Sentenced to a Decade in Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 28, 2022 A 79-year-old Fall River man was convicted by a jury of his peers last month of raping and indecently assaulting young family members after an eight-day trial in Fall River Superior Court was sentenced to serve 10 years in state prison,…

202209.22
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Suspicious Death in Taunton Under Investigation

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release Sept. 22, 2022 Prosecutors, State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office and Taunton Police are actively investigating a suspicious death, which occurred last night in The City of Taunton. At around 11 pm Wednesday, Taunton Police received a 911 call from an…

202209.20
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Habitual Criminal Sentenced to Life in Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release Sept. 20, 2022 A 61-year-old Boston man with a lengthy record of convictions who kidnapped and robbed a Seekonk Wendy’s employee was sentenced to lie in prison today after being convicted following a week-long trial in Fall River Superior Court. Todd Johnson was convicted…

202209.05
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New Bedford Petromart Shooter Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release Sept. 5, 2022 The last of the four defendants indicted in connection to a July 2020 double-shooting outside the Petromart in New Bedford has been convicted and sentenced to serve five years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced….

202209.02
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Dartmouth Man Convicted at Trial of Vicious Beating of Girlfriend

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 2, 2022 A 26-year-old Dartmouth man who viciously beat his girlfriend in 2019 was convicted by a jury of his peers this week and sentenced to serve up to seven-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced….

202209.01
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DA Quinn’s “Unidentified Bodies Project” Results in Identification of Fall River John Doe After 17 Years

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 1, 2022 In April, Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn announced the expansion of his successful Cold Case Unit to include a renewed effort to identify unidentified bodies and human remains from the past 40 years.  This week, DA Quinn’s “Unidentified Bodies Project” initiative has…

202208.18
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Taunton Child Rapist Convicted at Trial; Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release August 18, 2022 A 61-year-old Taunton man raped and indecently assaulted a young family member was sentenced to serve 10 to 12 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced. Antonio Nascimento-Depina was convicted by a jury of his peers in…

202208.16
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Fall River Man Convicted of October 2018 Hammer Attack Homicide

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release August 16, 2022 A 42-year-old Fall River man was convicted of Second Degree Murder Monday afternoon in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced. Adam J. Levesque was convicted by a jury of his peers of the October 9, 2018…