202012.10
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Alleged New Bedford Shooter Found Dangerous; Held Without Bail

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release December 10, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ An 18-year-old New Bedford man who is accused of shooting another man near Roberto Clemente Park this past June was found dangerous by a Fall River Superior Court Judge last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Jose…

202012.08
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New Bedford Stabbing Suspect Found Dangerous; Held Without Bail

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release December 8, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A 29-year-old New Bedford man accused of stabbing another man outside a Brock Avenue convenience store was deemed dangerous last week by a Fall River Superior Court judge and will be held without bail for up to 180 days as…

202012.04
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Deceased Body Discovered in Florida Positively Identified as Missing Massachusetts Teen

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release December 4, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​     The Saint Lucie Medical Examiner’s office in Florida has confirmed that the deceased body located last week in a field off of Route 95 in Fellsmere, Florida, ​is that of 18-year-old Jalajhia Finklea.  An autopsy performed in Florida has also confirmed that…

202012.01
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Alleged Taunton Hate Crime From This Past Summer Leads to New Indictment

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release December 1, 2020​​       A 34-year-old Brockton man who allegedly entered onto a Taunton couple’s property and violently assaulted one of them in what is alleged to be a hate crime, was indicted by a Bristol County Grand Jury yesterday, Bristol…

202012.01
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Repeat New Bedford Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to Lengthy State Prison Term

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release December 1, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​     A 34-year-old New Bedford man arrested twice for trafficking narcotics in 2017 and 2018 was sentenced to serve 12 years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Eduardo Aguillar Serano pleaded…

202012.01
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New Bedford Armed Robber Sentenced To Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release December 1, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A 41-year-old New Bedford man with a lengthy history of criminal convictions was convicted last week of Armed/Masked Robbery and Larceny of a Motor Vehicle. He was sentenced to serve six to eight years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney…

202011.29
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New Bedford Homicide Update

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release November 29, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​​       Jon Zell, the 18-year-old man arrested Friday in connection to an ongoing homicide investigation in New Bedford, has now formally been charged with murder and a litany of other felonies.   The defendant will be arraigned Monday…

202011.27
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New Bedford Homicide Investigation

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release November 27, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​​       New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the district attorney’s office, and Homicide Unit prosecutors are actively investigating a homicide, which took place this morning in The City of New Bedford.   New Bedford Police received…

202011.25
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Deceased Located in Florida Presumed to be Missing Mashpee Teen

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release November 25, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​     A deceased body, presumed to be that of 18-year-old Jalajhia Finklea, was located around noon today in Fellsmere, Florida, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.   As a result of further investigation into the recent disappearance of…

202011.19
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New Bedford Fugitive Apprehended in Texas

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney​ Press Release November 19, 2020​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​ A 43-year-old New Bedford man who fled the state last month after being accused of statutory rape of a child was arrested on November 9 in Beaumont, Texas and will be returned to Massachusetts for arraignment on a yet to…