201910.23
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New Bedford Drug Trafficker Who Fled the Country Convicted at Trial

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 23, 2019​​​​ A New Bedford narcotics trafficker who fled the country on the eve of his trial nearly five years ago after having his bail drastically reduced by a superior court judge was sentenced to serve four years in state prison on…

201910.20
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New Bedford Homicide

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 20, 2019​​​​ The deceased victim of last night’s homicide in New Bedford can now be publicly identified as being Paul Collazo-Ruiz, 17, of New Bedford. Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to this office, along with New Bedford Police and Homicide Unit prosecutors…

201910.16
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Fall River Gang Member Involved in Drive-By Shooting Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 16, 2019 A 27-year-old Fall River gang member who shot three people during a drive-by shooting last June was sentenced to serve up to eight-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Joseph Dearth pleaded…

201910.11
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Taunton Man Sentenced for 2016 Murder

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 11, 2019 A 23-year-old Taunton man was sentenced to serve 20 years to life in prison this morning in Fall River Superior Court after being convicted last week of the Second Degree Murder of Gordon Weekes, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas…

201910.08
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Taunton Career Criminal Sentenced for Storage Trailer Theft

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 8, 2019​ A 44-year-old Taunton woman already serving a two-and-a-half year state prison term will serve an additional 18 months in jail after he was convicted last week in a DNA-centric case involving a theft inside a Taunton storage facility, Bristol…

201910.07
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Fall River Murder Defendant Held Without Bail

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 7, 2019​ Heavenly Arroyo, 15, was formally arraigned this afternoon in Fall River District Court on a single charge of Murder and was ordered held without bail.  The defendant, who is believed to have been living in Fall River for the…

201910.04
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Seekonk Man Who Ran Cocaine-Fueled House of Prostitution Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 4, 2019 A 55-year-old Seekonk man was sentenced to serve three years in state prison yesterday after pleading guilty to charges connected to the operation of a prostitution ring out of his home and distributing cocaine, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas…

201910.04
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New Bedford Man Sentenced to Conseuctive Jail Terms for Molestation of Pre-Teen Girl

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 4, 2019 A 30-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to consecutive maximum jail terms yesterday after being convicted in New Bedford District Court of sexually molesting a pre-teen girl, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. A jury of…

201910.03
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Taunton Man Convicted of 2016 Murder

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release October 3, 2019 A 23-year-old Taunton man was convicted this afternoon in Fall River Superior Court of the Second Degree Murder of Gordon Weekes, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. The jury returned its verdict shortly after 2 pm…