BOSTON, April 26, 2017—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley today released hundreds of pages of interviews, reports, and other materials related to his independent investigation into the fatal shooting of Santos Laboy during an armed encounter with police on a narrow footbridge above Storrow Drive.

During a meeting this afternoon to discuss his findings that the shooting did not warrant criminal charges, Conley provided Mr. Laboy’s family with documentation including 273 pages of interviews with 11 civilian witnesses and nine police witnesses, 111 pages of documentary reports, more than 450 digital photo files, almost 50 minutes of dispatch recordings, multiple video clips, and additional materials gathered by Chief Trial Counsel John Pappas, who oversaw the investigation. more »

BOSTON, April 25, 2017— A Level 3 sex offender previously charged with breaking into a South End apartment and assaulting two women inside was arraigned today on new indictments charging him with an earlier series of break-ins, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

RONALD BROWN (D.O.B. 3/20/64), who lists the Pine Street Inn as his primary residence, was arraigned today in Suffolk Superior Court on five counts each of larceny over $250 and receiving stolen property over $250, three counts each of secretly photographing a person in the nude and breaking and entering in the daytime with intent to commit a felony, two counts of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony, and a single count of breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor.  He was ordered held on $200,000 bail. more »

Murder Warrant Lodged at Suffolk County Jail

BOSTON, April 20, 2017—Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans and Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley today announced murder charges against the Dorchester man accused of shooting Joey DeBarros to death last week.

Acting amid a Suffolk County Grand Jury investigation, Boston Police homicide detectives yesterday lodged a murder warrant charging DEONARINE GANGA (D.O.B. 7/12/87) of Dorchester at the Suffolk County Jail, where he is currently held on $50,000 cash bail following his Tuesday arraignment for assault with a dangerous weapon. In addition to the cash bail imposed on that case, in which he allegedly wielded a firearm to threaten another person, he is being held without bail pending a hearing to determine whether he violated the conditions of probation on a 2015 plea to possession of a Class B substance with intent to distribute. more »

BOSTON, April 18, 2017—The man accused of doctoring a court clerk’s copy of the verdict slip in his earlier larceny conviction pleaded guilty to forgery and other charges today, accepting at least a year behind bars rather than face trial, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

DAVID SCHER (D.O.B. 11/22/82) of Brighton admitted to single counts of forgery and tampering with a court document, as well as two counts of perjury and three counts of uttering a false document, all in connection with his actions in the aftermath of his 2014 conviction at a jury trial in the Boston Municipal Court. more »

DA Conley to Focus Resources Only On Most Serious Cases, Defendants

BOSTON, April 18, 2017—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley today notified the Supreme Judicial Court that he will focus his office’s resources on approximately 1.5% of the total number of drug convictions in which former Department of Public Health chemist Annie Dookhan signed a certificate of analysis.

“The 117 defendants identified in these cases account for more than 1,700 convictions for violent crimes or weapons violations, and have amassed more than 2,800 convictions in total,” Conley said of his response to the high court’s January decision in Bridgeman v. District Attorney II.  “The average defendant has more than 60 entries on his record. When given the opportunity for rehabilitation in a community setting, these defendants have violated probation an average of seven times each.  They are neither low-level nor non-violent, and they stand at the intersection of drugs and violence.”

Conley further identified 15,570 viable drug convictions across about 7,500 Suffolk County dockets for the Trial Court to dismiss pursuant to the Bridgeman II decision.  Many of the defendants in those cases have significant criminal histories, including crimes of violence, separate from the Dookhan-related drug convictions.  Prosecutors noted that each of these convictions was based on reliable, admissible evidence that went far beyond Dookhan’s signature on a certificate of analysis.  In many of them, the drug charges were collateral to more serious convictions involving guns and violence that will remain in place.  In all of them, there were corroborating facts and evidence such as packaging materials, cutting agents, scales, ledgers, phone records, video footage, field testing results, the observations of police officers, and the statements of independent witnesses. more »

BOSTON, April 14, 2017— A Suffolk Superior Court jury this afternoon acquitted AARON HERNANDEZ (D.O.B. 11/6/89) of the 2012 shooting that claimed the lives of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado but convicted him of unlawful possession of a firearm on the night of the murders, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Jurors in the trial of today convicted the defendant on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm but finding him not guilty on two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of armed assault with intent to murder, and single counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and witness intimidation. After the verdicts were returned, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke sentenced Hernandez to four to five years in state prison, to be served from and after the sentence he is currently serving of life in prison without the possibility of parole. more »

BOSTON, April 13, 2017—A West End man pleaded guilty today to his role in a 2015 boating mishap that left a young woman with severe injuries including the traumatic amputation of her right arm, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

ALEXANDER WILLIAMS (D.O.B. 7/30/90) admitted to negligent operation of a boat, furnishing alcohol to minors, and tampering with evidence. Suffolk prosecutors recommended guilty findings on all counts, a 2½-year suspended sentence, five years of probation, and $5,000 in restitution for medical costs not covered by insurance or other compensation.

Suffolk Superior Court Linda Giles did not find Williams guilty but rather continued his case without a finding for a two-year probationary term. During that period, Giles ordered, Williams must make $5,000 restitution, complete a certified drug and alcohol awareness program, and perform 200 hours of community service at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center or similar facility. Giles further said that she would retain jurisdiction over Williams’ case in the event that he violates any condition of her orders. more »

Slain Man’s Son Forgives Killer, Says Father’s “Spirit Is Within Me”

BOSTON, April 12, 2017— Relatives recalled Tasfa Wallace as a family man who loved his siblings as the brother who murdered him 17 years ago was sentenced to life in prison, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

TIMI WALLACE (D.O.B. 7/22/72) faced sentencing this morning after a Suffolk Superior Court jury yesterday found him guilty of second-degree murder in his brother’s 2000 slaying.  Judge Linda Giles sentenced Wallace to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years, but ordered that the sentence only begin once Wallace has completed the 25-year federal prison sentence he is currently serving on an armed robbery conviction.  He is scheduled to complete his federal incarceration on Dec. 14, 2025. more »

BOSTON, April 11, 2017—A man convicted of murder today in the shooting death of his brother, Tasfa Wallace, 17 years ago faces life in prison at his sentencing tomorrow, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today convicted TIMI WALLACE (D.O.B. 7/22/72) of second-degree murder in connection with his brother’s March 26, 2000, shooting death on Levant Street.  He had been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.  Judge Linda Giles is expected to impose the mandatory term of life in prison with the possibility of parole when Wallace is sentenced tomorrow morning. more »

BOSTON, April 7, 2017—Two men were held on high bail at their arraignments this week after their arrests during the course of a human trafficking investigation, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

JOSE MARTINEZ (D.O.B. 4/9/91) of Dorchester was arraigned yesterday in Dorchester Municipal Court on charges of human trafficking, kidnapping, and threats.  Assistant District Attorney Brian LeBlanc requested that Martinez be held on bail of $75,000 and be ordered to wear a GPS monitor, abide by a curfew, and stay away and have not contact with the victim in the event he is to be released on bail.  Judge Thomas Kaplanes set bail in the amount of $25,000 and granted the requested conditions of release.  Martinez’ bail was revoked in an open case out of Newton District Court charging him with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, and he was held without bail pending a hearing regarding his open probation for three separate convictions in Boston Municipal Court for distribution of a Class B substance.

RASHID PARHAM (D.O.B. 8/28/98) of Roslindale was arraigned in the same court on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, and carrying a loaded firearm; he was additionally charged as a Level I armed career criminal.  According to prosecutors, Parham was indicted as a youthful offender and convicted in 2015 in the Juvenile Division of West Roxbury Municipal Court of armed assault with intent to murder and aggravated assault and battery, for which he is currently serving a suspended sentence.    Although he was a juvenile at the time of this earlier offense, his indictment as a youthful offender opened the case to the public and exposed Parham to the full range of juvenile and adult consequences.

At the request of prosecutors, Kaplanes set Parham bail at $25,000 and ordered that he submit to GPS monitoring, abide by a curfew, and stay away from Martinez.  He was also held without bail pending a probation hearing in West Roxbury Municipal Court. more »

BOSTON, March 30, 2017—Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley today thanked the hundreds of volunteers who raised more than $130,000 in this year’s Ginormous Climb to benefit young survivors of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

The annual vertical charity run up the 60 flights of 200 Clarendon Street – formerly the John Hancock Tower and still Boston’s tallest building – raised funds for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County. The CAC is the “hub” that surrounds young victims with caring adults and connects them with “spokes” that include law enforcement, clinical care, social services, and other supports to bring them justice and help them heal. more »

BOSTON, April 3, 2017—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley, who has been recognized nationwide for the successful “Boston Model” of investigating fatal police-involved shootings, is sending his top homicide prosecutor to promote independence, integrity, and transparency at national conference on the subject.

Assistant District Attorney Edmond Zabin, the chief of the Suffolk DA’s Homicide Unit, will detail the benefits of Conley’s policies this week at the Officer-Involved Shootings Symposium held by the National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute in Virginia. A former history teacher and a Suffolk prosecutor for almost 25 years, Zabin is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, was named the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association’s Prosecutor of the Year in 2013, and received the Suffolk Award for Outstanding Superior Court Prosecutor in 2005. As Conley’s top homicide prosecutor since 2008, he is responsible for overseeing investigations and making charging recommendations in all unnatural deaths in Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, Massachusetts – including those that involve police officers. more »

BOSTON, March 30, 2017—Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley will join state and local dignitaries along with hundreds of service providers, victim advocates, prosecutors, police personnel, and everyday heroes for this weekend’s fourth annual Ginormous Climb to benefit young survivors of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

The annual vertical charity run up the 60 flights of 200 Clarendon – formerly the John Hancock Tower and still Boston’s tallest building – raises funds for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Suffolk County. The CAC is the “hub” that surrounds young victims with caring adults and connects them with “spokes” that include law enforcement, clinical care, social services, and other supports to bring them justice and help them heal. Last year’s Ginormous Climb raised more than $100,000. more »