BOSTON, Aug. 30, 2018—The man who killed 23-year-old Gage Smith during a fight on Paris Street two years ago has pleaded guilty rather than face trial, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

DARIUS BARRY, 20, pleaded guilty to the crime of manslaughter yesterday afternoon for the Aug. 17, 2016, stabbing that claimed Smith’s life. His trial on the indicted charge of second-degree murder had been scheduled for Sept. 10. Judge Rosalind Miller sentenced him to a term of 12 to 15 years in state prison. more »

BOSTON, August 28, 2018—A Dorchester man was held without bail at his arraignment today in the stabbing death of 77-year-old Marcelino Perez, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

RAMON RODRIGUEZ-DELGADO, 41, was arraigned today in West Roxbury Municipal Court on a charge of murder in Perez’ fatal stabbing. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Amy Martin, Judge Mary Ann Driscoll ordered Rodriguez-Delgado held without bail. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 27, 2018—Data collected from local and state agencies show simultaneous declines in Suffolk County prosecutions and incarceration as violent crime dropped in Boston, showing that local prosecution strategies have paid remarkable dividends over the past decade, District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced today.

“Massachusetts has the second-lowest statewide rates of adult incarceration and juvenile commitment in the country,” Conley said. “Here in Suffolk County, our smart-on-crime strategies have cut incarceration, violent crime, and new prosecutions by about 40%. The numbers show that our innovative approach has made the city safer while reducing the number of people behind bars. This is a modern prosecution model the nation should be following.” more »

BOSTON, Aug. 23, 2018—The Suffolk County Grand Jury this week indicted three men with long criminal records amid a joint investigation into the sale of firearms and narcotics in Boston and Brockton, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.

Indicted yesterday, arrested this morning, and arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court this afternoon: more »

BOSTON, Aug. 22, 2018—A 33-year-old man who shot another man in the head after an argument pleaded guilty today rather than face a jury, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

DEVIN BOONE of Dorchester pleaded guilty to charges of armed assault with intent to murder, aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm for the shooting last year that left the victim with a gunshot wound that grazed his head. more »

BOSTON, August 20, 2018— A Boston man who shot a gang rival and an innocent bystander when he opened fire onboard a train at Maverick MBTA station was sentenced to prison today, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

ROGELIO ALVARADO, 23, faced sentencing today after a Suffolk Superior Court jury last week found him guilty of two counts of assault and battery by discharging a firearm and single counts of unlawfully possessing a firearm and unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm. Assistant District Attorney Stacey Pichardo of the DA’s Gang Unit recommended a term of 8 ½ to 10 ½ years in state prison. Judge Kenneth Salinger sentenced Alvarado to five to six years in state prison. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 17, 2018—More than two and a half years after 30-year-old Eden Jacquet was shot to death in his Mission Hill home, the man allegedly responsible has been arrested and held without bail, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

KEVIN FERNANDES, 24, was arraigned in West Roxbury Municipal Court today following his arrest by Boston Police yesterday on a warrant charging him with Jacquet’s 2016 murder on Fenwood Road. more »

BOSTON, August 16, 2018— A man was arraigned today on charges he opened fire outside an MBTA, critically injuring a 24-year-old man, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

LUSHAUN GAY, 27, was arraigned today in Roxbury Municipal Court in connection with yesterday’s shooting at Mass Ave station on the MBTA’s Orange Line. Assistant District Attorney Lynn Feigenbaum requested bail of $100,000; Judge Pamela Dashiell set bail in the amount of $75,000. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 14, 2018—An MS-13 gang member who fled from Boston to New York was convicted today of shooting a rival and a bystander at the Maverick MBTA station two years ago, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

After less than a day of deliberations, a Suffolk Superior Court jury convicted ROGELIO ALVARADO, 23, of two counts of assault and battery by discharging a firearm and single counts of unlawfully possessing a firearm and unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm. Jurors acquitted Alvarado of an additional count of armed assault with intent to murder. He faces sentencing at 11:00 on Aug. 20 in courtroom 815. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 15, 2018—Six years after Normand Varieur was beaten so badly that he died in a Boston hospital, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley announced the indictment of a Montana man for his murder.

The Suffolk County Grand Jury yesterday returned an indictment charging KEVIN LINO, 31, with first-degree murder for the 2012 assault that caused Varieur’s death at Massachusetts General Hospital. more »

BOSTON, August 15, 2018— A man charged in connection with the June shooting death of 25-year-old Abran Castillo was ordered held without bail at his arraignment yesterday, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

FREDERICK REYNOSO, 26, was arraigned yesterday in Dorchester Municipal Court on charges of murder and armed robbery in Castillo’s June 5 homicide. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Mark Lee, Deputy Chief of the DA’s Homicide Unit, Judge James Coffey ordered Reynoso held without bail. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 14, 2018—State Police detectives assigned to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s office are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a non-fatal shooting in Hyde Park yesterday evening.

The preliminary investigation by the Suffolk County State Police Detective Unit, with the assistance of specialized State Police units and the Boston Police Department, suggests that the 26-year-old male victim suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound as he drove northeast on Truman Parkway shortly before 6:15 pm. He was transported to Boston Medical Center and is expected to survive. more »

BOSTON, August 13, 2018— Family members recalled 31-year-old Marcus Hall as a “shining star” as the man who murdered him outside a Mattapan barbershop was sentenced to life in prison, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 30, of Dedham, faced sentencing this morning after a Suffolk Superior Court jury on Friday found him guilty of first-degree murder and firearm charges. During a sentencing hearing this morning, Judge Christine Roach imposed a term of life in prison without the possibility of parole – the mandatory term for first-degree murder. She additionally sentenced Shakespeare to five years for unlawful possession of a firearm and two years for carrying a loaded firearm, which was ordered served concurrent with his life sentence. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 10, 2018—The man who shot 31-year-old Marcus Hall to death, killing him outside the barbershop where his young son was getting a haircut, was convicted of murder today, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury convicted WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, 30, of first-degree murder under both theories available to them – deliberate premeditation and extreme atrocity or cruelty. Jurors also convicted Shakespeare of unlawfully carrying the firearm he used to kill Hall outside the Hair It Is barbershop on Blue Hill Avenue on June 14, 2016. more »

BOSTON, August 10, 2018— An alleged career criminal was found guilty yesterday of possessing a high capacity firearm that he handed to an associate just minutes before the second man’s arrest, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury yesterday convicted ALIDIO BARBOSA, 21, of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, possession of a large capacity feeding device, and possession with intent to distribute a Class D substance. He faces a second trial later this month on a charge of being a Level I Armed Career Criminal, which could open Barbosa to an enhanced sentence based on two prior convictions for assault with a dangerous weapon. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2018—A prosecutor known as a “rising star” in West Roxbury Municipal Court and a long-time member of the Suffolk County District Attorney’s support staff there were honored recently for their outstanding service, DA Dan Conley said.

Assistant District Attorney Kyle Siconolfi and Court Coordinator Paula Ptas were recognized at the 15th annual Suffolk Awards, held recently at Suffolk University Law School. Siconolfi was presented with the Suffolk Award for Outstanding District Court Prosecutor. Ptas received the Suffolk Award for Outstanding District Court Support Staff – her second such honor. Both were nominated by their colleagues. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 3, 2018—A used car dealer who pleaded guilty in connection with a 2009 auto inspection scheme was convicted yesterday of seeking to obtain a fraudulent salvage title by switching vehicle identification numbers, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

Chelsea District Court Judge D. Dunbar Livingston found KENNETH LAFAUCI, a.k.a. KENNETH LEFAUSI, guilty of making false statements in an application for a motor vehicle title and removing or altering a vehicle identification number. Livingston sentenced Lafauci to 18 months in a house of correction with six months to serve and the balance suspended for two years. Lafauci, age 61 of Topsfield, must also pay a $500 fine. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2018—A Dorchester man was ordered held without bail in connection with the shooting that claimed the life of 27-year-old Jorge Baez Jr. and injured a second man, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

ODELL SANDERS, 21, was arraigned today in Dorchester Municipal Court on charges of murder, being an accessory after the fact to murder, assault with intent to murder, and unlawful possession of a firearm. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Tara Burdman of the DA’s Homicide Unit, Judge Thomas Kaplanes ordered Sanders held without bail. more »

BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2018—A victim-witness advocate assigned to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s Family Protection and Sexual Assault Bureau was honored recently for service above and beyond the call of duty to the people of East Boston and Winthrop.

Vanessa Vicente received the Suffolk Award for Outstanding District Court Victim Witness Advocate at a June 13 ceremony held at Suffolk University Law School. Vicente was nominated for the annual award by her colleagues – including her former supervisor at East Boston Municipal Court, who introduced her. more »

BOSTON, August 2, 2018— A Hyde Park juvenile was arraigned yesterday in connection with a July assault, the second youth to be charged with a beating that left the victim with life-altering injuries, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

The 17-year-old male was arraigned yesterday in the juvenile session of Dorchester Municipal Court on a charge of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury after surrendering to Boston Police for a July 14 assault on Milton Avenue. At the request of Assistant District Attorney Michael V. Glennon, deputy chief of the DA’s Juvenile Unit, Judge Thomasina Johnson ordered the youth held on $25,000.

The juvenile is the second person to be arraigned in connection with the assault. A 13-year-old female from Mattapan was arraigned July 16 on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Bail was initially set in the amount of $5,000 but reduced to $1,000 during a subsequent court appearance on Monday. more »