BOSTON, July 27, 2018—The Massachusetts Appeals Court today found that Boston Police were justified in using real-time cell site location information to interrupt a woman’s specific threats to shoot an intimate partner, setting the stage for her trial on firearms charges, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

The appeal by TAKII RASPBERRY, 39, challenged a judge’s earlier decision denying her motion to suppress a loaded handgun and other evidence from a case pending in Roxbury Municipal Court. In a 19-page decision, the Appeals Court rejected that appeal, finding that the use of her cell tower records to locate her was justified under the emergency circumstances and that the subsequent search of her vehicle was reasonable. more »

BOSTON, July 23, 2018—An investigator in Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley’s office was honored last month for her dedicated work on behalf of child abuse victims.

Kate Leary, a civilian investigator in Conley’s Child Protection Unit, received the Suffolk Award for Outstanding Superior Court Investigator at a ceremony held June 13 at Suffolk University Law School. more »

BOSTON, July 23, 2018—A victim-witness advocate in District Attorney Dan Conley’s office who concentrates on older adults and people with disabilities was honored with an award recently for her outstanding service.

Sasha Brown received the Suffolk Award for Outstanding Superior Court Victim-Witness Advocate during a ceremony held at Suffolk University Law School last month. Brown is assigned to the DA’s Elders and Persons with Disabilities Unit, the branch of the office that focuses on financial exploitation, physical abuse, and neglect of victims who are older adults or living with a physical or developmental disability. more »

BOSTON, July 23, 2018—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley today delivered the following statement on the retirement of Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans and the selection of Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross to succeed him:

“The Boston Police Commissioner’s job is a massive and multi-faceted management responsibility, but Bill Evans approached it with a deeply personal touch. His love for the city and its residents is matched only by his pride in the department he’s served for almost 40 years. As Superintendent-in-Chief, Willie Gross has shown that very same commitment to serving the city’s residents with the finest police force in the country. I have every confidence in his leadership and I commend Mayor Walsh for this decision. more »

BOSTON, July 20, 2018— A Hyde Park man has been ordered held without bail in the June stabbing death of 58-year-old Jocelin Nordeus, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.
KENTON THOMAS, 32, was arraigned today in Dorchester Municipal Court on a charge of murder. At the request of Assistant District Attorney David Bradley of Conley’s Homicide Unit, Judge Jonathan Tynes ordered Thomas held without bail. more »

BOSTON, July 19, 2018—A Roxbury man was ordered held without bail today at his arraignment on a murder charge stemming from the shooting death of 29-year-old Christian Rivera earlier this month, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

IRA HARRISON, 26, was charged in Roxbury Municipal Court with the July 7 shooting on Homestead Street that claimed Rivera’s life. Boston Police arrested Harrison yesterday amid the ongoing investigation into Rivera’s homicide. more »

BOSTON, July 19, 2018—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s top appellate lawyer received his office’s highest honor last month, recognizing his courage and determination in seeing justice done during 25 years as a prosecutor.

Assistant District Attorney Jack Zanini, legal counsel and chief of the Appeals Division, received the Paul M. McLaughlin Award for a Career Marked by Courage in the Pursuit of Justice at the 15th annual Suffolk Awards ceremony, held June 13 at Suffolk University Law School. Zanini is a graduate of the University of Dallas and the University of Connecticut Law School. more »

BOSTON, July 19, 2018— A Billerica man was arraigned yesterday in the hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of 41-year-old Guy Beaubrun in Dorchester earlier this month, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

MARK LUNDY, 24, was arraigned yesterday in Dorchester Municipal Court on charges of motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, leaving the scene of a crash causing personal injury or death, operating with a suspended license, and a marked lanes violation. Assistant District Attorney Hadler Charles requested that bail be set at $75,000 and that Lundy be ordered to remain in Massachusetts and submit to GPS monitoring in the event he is to be released on bail. Judge Serge Georges set bail in the amount of $25,000 and imposed the requested conditions of release. more »

BOSTON, July 18, 2018—The serial rapist who attacked at least three women along the Esplanade and in South Boston between 2006 and 2010 was sentenced to prison today after two of his victims told a judge that the assaults still disrupt and affect their daily lives, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

ALEJANDRO DONE, 49, pleaded guilty on June 7 to indictments charging two counts of aggravated rape, one count of rape, one count of assault with intent to rape, two counts of kidnapping, and one count of armed robbery, reflecting attacks on three women in 2006, 2007, and 2010. Done changed his plea at what had been scheduled for a status hearing in advance of his trial. more »

REVERE, July 17, 2018—Revere Police detectives and State troopers assigned to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office are investigating a shooting that severely injured a man on Campbell Avenue early this morning.

Revere Police responded for a 911 call reporting an injured person in the area of 104 Campbell Ave. Inside the residence, they found a 33-year-old man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for emergency surgery. more »

BOSTON, July 13, 2018—The stepmother of 3-year-old Kenai Whyte today admitted to causing his death two years ago, pleading guilty rather than face a jury, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.

MARIA BUIE, 28, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for physically assaulting the toddler in her home and causing the injuries that led to his death two days later. At prosecutors’ request, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Douglas Wilkins sentenced her to a term of nine to 12 years in state prison. Buie had been indicted for second-degree murder and was scheduled to go to trial next week. more »

BOSTON, July 13, 2018— The second man charged in connection with the Independence Day murder of 36-year-old Deondra Lee was ordered held without bail at his arraignment today, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

TRAVIS PHILLIPS, 27, was arraigned today in Roxbury Municipal Court on a charge of murder. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Masai King, Judge Lisa Grant ordered Phillips held without bail. more »

BOSTON, July 13, 2018—The top lawyer assigned to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s groundbreaking juvenile diversion program was honored as one of the year’s outstanding prosecutors at a ceremony last month at Suffolk University Law School.

Assistant District Attorney Michael V. Glennon, deputy chief of Conley’s Juvenile Unit, received the Newman A. Flanagan Award for Outstanding Superior Court prosecutor, recognizing his work investigating and litigating on a wide range of cases, from motor vehicle homicides to sexual assaults to the deaths of two workmen in an unsupported trench excavation in 2016. But Conley noted in particular Glennon’s successful long-term efforts to create the Suffolk County Juvenile Alternative Resolution Program, a community-based diversion project that goes beyond the usual first-time and low-level offenders to whom most such programs are geared. more »

BOSTON, July 12, 2018—The Suffolk County Grand Jury has returned a 20-count indictment charging a Swampscott man with raping five women at gunpoint, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.

JOSEPH LOSANO, 52, was arrested today by Boston Police detectives following his indictment late yesterday on 12 counts of aggravated rape, six counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and single counts of rape and aggravated kidnapping. At his arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court this afternoon, Clerk Michelle Fentress imposed the $175,000 cash bail requested by prosecutors. Fentress further ordered him to surrender his passport and any firearms he may possess, stay away from the victims and out of the City of Boston, and remain on home confinement with GPS monitoring if he posts that amount. more »

BOSTON, July 12, 2018—Suffolk County District Attorney Dan Conley’s director of community engagement was honored recently with an award recognizing 30 years of public service.

Kara Hayes, who served as chief of the DA’s Victim Witness Assistance Program before taking the lead on community outreach and acting as the office’s liaison to the LGBTQ community, received the DA’s Special Recognition Award at a June 13 ceremony at Suffolk University Law School. more »

BOSTON, July 11, 2018—A member of the prosecution team that handles cases in Chelsea and Revere was honored with a prestigious award named after a former school teacher, Suffolk prosecutor, and Boston City Council member, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Assistant District Attorney Priscilla Guerrero received the Brian J. Honan Award for Excellence in the Courtroom and Commitment to the Communities We Serve at a ceremony held last month at Suffolk University. The award is presented annually to a lawyer who pursues a criminal justice mission that balances outstanding legal work with community advocacy above and beyond the call of duty. Honan, who died suddenly in 2002, worked alongside Conley as an assistant district attorney in the 1990s before taking a seat representing Allston/Brighton on the Boston City Council. more »

BOSTON, July 11, 2018—The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a judge’s decision granting a new trial for the man who caused Kelvin Rowell’s death from an asthma attack, reinstating a Suffolk Superior Court jury’s manslaughter verdict, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

The nine-page decision came after Suffolk prosecutors appealed Judge Edward Liebensperger’s 2017 order granting MICHAEL STALLINGS, 29, a new trial for opening fire on a group of men on the night of Jan. 23, 2012, prompting Rowell to run for his life – and suffer an asthma attack that claimed his life. Rowell was found unresponsive with his inhaler in his hand and died after 42 days in a coma. more »

BOSTON, July 11, 2018— Two men have been indicted in a January assault that left the victim with serious injuries, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

A Suffolk County grand jury yesterday returned indictments charging DANIEL HUNT, 27, of Barrington, N.J., with assault and battery and IAN SALERNO, 29, of Philadelphia with aggravated assault and battery in connection with the assault at a Kenmore area pizzeria. The men have been summonsed to appear for arraignment on Aug. 1. more »

BOSTON, July 10, 2018— A Mattapan man was arraigned this morning following his arrest for the July 4 shooting death of 36-year-old Deondra Lee, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

MICHAEL CARLETON, 32, was arraigned today in Roxbury Municipal Court on a charge of murder. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Masai King, Judge Lisa A. Grant ordered Carleton held without bail. more »

BOSTON, July 9, 2018— An East Boston man was arraigned today in a hospital room where he was recovering from injuries suffered in the explosion he is charged with causing, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

TOMAS MIKULA, 28, was arraigned today at Massachusetts General Hospital on charges of possession of explosives, possession of an incendiary device, discharge of explosives, possession of a large capacity firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, unattended firearm, unattended ammunition, unlawful possession of ammunition, and three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm as a subsequent offense. East Boston Municipal Court Judge John McDonald set bail in the amount of $200,000 and ordered that Mikula be subject to home confinement and GPS monitoring in the event he posts that amount. more »

BOSTON, July 6, 2018— A Dorchester man identified in a string of armed robberies was ordered held on high bail at his arraignment today, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

BRANDON McCALLOP, 29, of Dorchester was arraigned today in Charlestown Municipal Court on three counts of armed robbery while masked in connection with armed robberies of Charlestown businesses that occurred in March and June. Assistant District Attorney Vincent DeMore requested bail on the three dockets totaling $1 million; Judge Lisa Grant imposed $450,000 bail. more »

BOSTON, July 3, 2018—State Police narcotics detectives seized three handguns along with heroin and cocaine from the home of an alleged drug dealer already on probation following convictions for firearms offenses, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

SANDY SANTIAGO, 32, who also claims residency in Lowell, was arraigned today in Chelsea District Court for one count of trafficking in 36 or more grams of heroin, one count of trafficking in 18 or more grams of heroin, and three counts of distribution of a Class A substance. Santiago was taken into custody in Revere yesterday after he allegedly sold 40 grams of heroin to an undercover trooper assigned to the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit. more »