Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 27, 2022 Three weeks after our office announced the results of the highly successful take down of a sophisticated fentanyl trafficking ring operating in and around Taunton and Fall River, investigators have now arrested one of the alleged supplier os the trafficking organization, Bristol County District…

Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 24, 2022 After a two year pause, we are excited to be able to once again hold our annual Teen Safety Summit, which will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, May 25 at Camp Welch in the Assonet section of Freetown from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 pm.  This…

Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 20, 2022 A 42-year-old former Fall River man was sentenced to serve up to 15 years in state prison after being convicted of raping his pre-teen step-daughter on multiple occasions, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Vincente Garcia, who was living in Worcester…

Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 18, 2022 A 26-year-old New Bedford fentanyl trafficker who while out on bail committed another fentanyl-related crime last year was sentenced recently to serve three-and-a-half to five years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Andre Daniels pleaded guilty in Fall…

Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 17, 2022 Thanks to a collaborative effort from police, prosecutors, Children’s Advocacy Center staff and “Chief,” the Bristol County District Attorney’s new assistance dog, a 44-year-old New Bedford man was convicted of aggravated rape of a child and sentenced to serve 15 to 20 years in state…

Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 16, 2022 Two men have been apprehended in connection with the April 29th homicide of 36-year-old Luis Miranda in New Bedford, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Jonathan Medina Perez, 41, was arrested early this morning at his home on Pleasant Street in Fall River….

Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 12, 2022 Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III today announced that Scot Trudeau, the 47-year-old Worcester man indicted recently for a cold case 2010 New Bedford aggravated rape thanks to the DA’s Untested Rape Kit Initiative, was found dangerous by a Superior Court judge…

Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 11, 2022 “Operation Shore Thing,” a multi-jurisdictional year-long extensive investigation into a narcotics trafficking ring operating in and around Taunton and Fall River, has resulted in the seizure of approximately $350,000 worth of fentanyl and oxycodone, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III and State…

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release May 10, 2022 A dangerousness hearing was held this afternoon in Fall River Superior Court in the case of Commonwealth vs Scot Trudeau, who was recently indicted for a 2010 New Bedford cold case rape. After a 30-minute hearing, Judge Gregory White took the…

Bristol County District Attorney’s OfficeThomas M. Quinn IIIDistrict Attorney Press ReleaseMay 6, 2022 Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn Untested Rape Kit Initiative has resulted in the first indictment related to previously untested rape kits.  Scot Trudeau, 47, of Worcester has been indicted by a Bristol County Grand Jury on charges of Aggravated Rape and Assault…