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New Bedford Fugitive Who Fled The Country on the Eve of Trial Held in Custody

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 14, 2019​​ A 40-year-old former New Bedford man who fled the country at the outset of his narcotics trafficking trial in December 2014 was arrested last month back in New Bedford, and today was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail by a…

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Norton Fugitive Arrested Last Week in Vermont Ordered Held Without Bail

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 13, 2019​​ 58-year-old former Norton resident, Anthony Schmitka, was ordered held without bail during his arraignment this afternoon in Fall River Superior Court on charges connected to allegations that he stole more than $100,000 from his elderly/veteran father, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M….

201903.12
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Wanted Homicide Fugitive In Custody and Held Without Bail

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 12, 2019​​ 36-year-old Alexis Silva, who has been wanted for the past four months for the November 11, 2018 shooting homicide of Reynaldo Pena in New Bedford, turned himself in to authorities this morning at Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District…

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Somerset Domestic Abuser Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 11, 2019​​ A 34-year-old Somerset man was convicted of violently assaulting his girlfriend in Fall River and sentenced to serve three years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Deandre Ross pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior…

201903.08
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Fall River Man Who Broke Into Church Rectory Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 8, 2019​​ A 47-year-old Fall River man who broke into and stole items from inside a rectory and then stole a priest’s vehicle was sentenced to serve three years in state prison this week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III…

201903.08
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Repeat Drug Dealer Sentenced to State Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 8, 2019​​ A 41-year-old New Bedford man with a lengthy history of drug dealing convictions was sentenced to state prison this week after being arrested twice in 2018 for trafficking and distributing narcotics in New Bedford and Taunton, Bristol County District Attorney…

201903.07
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One of Bristol County’s Most Wanted Fugitives Apprehended in Vermont

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 7, 2019​​ 58-year-old former Norton resident, Anthony Schmitka, one of the first defendants highlighted on the Bristol County Most Wanted Fugitives List unveiled to the public last month, has been tracked down and apprehended in Woodstock, VT., Bristol County District Attorney Thomas…

201903.06
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Fall River Domestic Abuser Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 6, 2019​​ A 29-year-old Fall River man who twice assaulted and threatened his live-in girlfriend in November 2016 was sentenced to serve three years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Sharotty Scott pleaded guilty in Fall…

201903.06
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New Bedford Arsonist Sentenced to Prison

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 6, 2019​​ A 40-year-old New Bedford man who intentionally set fire to an occupied multi-family home in September 2017 was sentenced to serve four to six years in state prison yesterday, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Brad Westgate…

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Wanted Former New Bedford Man Apprehended After Fleeing The Country

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release March 6, 2019​​ A 34-year-old former New Bedford man with several active arrest warrants was apprehended by members of the Bristol County District Attorney’s State Police Unit at Logan Airport late last month after boarding a flight from London to Boston. John Walker…