District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that a 24-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty today in Fall River Superior Court to a second degree murder charge connected to the January 2013 death of 9-month-old baby girl. Ethen Harrison was sentenced to serve life in prison with the…
Three individuals were arrested last night in connection to the ongoing investigation into last week’s homicide of Aaron Gant Jr. in New Bedford. Chad Santos, 25; Kathleen Rivera, 24; and Lorena Rivera, 21, all of New Bedford, were each charged with the obstruction of justice portion of the state’s witness intimidation statute. All three defendants…
The victims of last night’s homicide in New Bedford can now be publicly identified. The victim is Aaron Gant Jr., 24, of New Bedford. Further investigation overnight has determined the shooting occurred on Grinnell Street near the intersection to Pleasant Street around 7:10 p.m. New Bedford Police, Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the district…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a 26-year-old Fall River man was sentenced to serve 30 to 45 years in state prison after being convicted of a litany of crimes connected to a brutal April 2013 assault and rape of a 65-year-old woman. Christopher Stiles pleaded guilty today in Fall…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that Donnelle Bates, charged with the 2010 murder of Joseph Dugan, was ordered held without bail during his arraignment in Taunton District Court today. The arraignment was handled by District Attorney Quinn and the ruling to hold Mr. Bates without bail was made by Judge Gregory…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III and Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh announced that two men were arrested early this morning in connection to the 2010 cold case murder of 33-year-old Joseph Dugan. State Police detectives assigned to District Attorney Quinn’s office and Taunton Police detectives arrested Jeremy Rhoden, 25, and Donnelle Bates,…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced that a 55-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to eight to ten years in state prison today in Taunton Superior Court for sending hundreds of sexually graphic Facebook messages to a 12-year-old Dartmouth boy in 2012. David Gould, of 157 Grinnell Street, was convicted of enticing…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that Kimberly Peno has been convicted of first degree murder for the March 2010 death of her two-year-old son, Timothy. The defendant was convicted by a jury of her peers around 3:15 p.m. today in Fall River Superior Court after a six day jury trial….
District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that an arrest warrant has been issued for a 27-year-old New Bedford woman who did not show up in court for the fifth day of her New Bedford District Court trial last Friday. Caroline Peraza Rivera, formerly of 80 Earle Street, was on trial for charges of…
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced today that a Fall River murder suspect was sentenced to eight to ten years in state prison after a probation violation hearing concluded in Fall River Juvenile Court late last week. Kevin Lara, 19, formerly of 119 Tremont Street, was found to be in violation of…
