$10k Bail For Man Who Allegedly Fled Traffic Stop

A motorist accused of fleeing a State Police car stop in Revere only to be caught near his Peabody home was held on high bail at his arraignment yesterday and is due in another courthouse to answer on multiple unrelated warrants today, Suffolk County District attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

LEROY FREDERICK, Jr. (D.O.B. 4/16/72) was charged yesterday with failing to stop for police, operating with a suspended driver’s license as a habitual traffic offender, carrying a dangerous weapon, and resisting arrest. Assistant District Attorney Peter Pasciucco recommended that he be held on $10,000 cash bail and that his bail on multiple open Dorchester cases be revoked; Chelsea District Court Judge James Wexler granted both requests.

Frederick has a 13-page record with about 75 convictions dating back to 1990, Pasciucco said.

In his latest brush with the law, Frederick is said to have been driving with defective taillights on his Audi A8 when he was spotted at about 9:30 Tuesday night by a State trooper travelling east on VFW Parkway in Revere. When the trooper queried the Audi’s license plate, he learned that its inspection sticker had expired in December. As a result, he activated his lights and pulled Frederick over. A Revere Police cruiser stopped to assist.

When the trooper approached and asked Frederick for his license and registration, Frederick allegedly indicated that he didn’t have either.

“I’m not going to lie,” he allegedly said. “My license is suspended.”

Frederick then added that he didn’t have his registration or any identification. When the trooper directed him out of the car, Frederick allegedly revved the engine and sped off through the Butler Circle rotary and onto North Shore Road southbound, running a red light.

While searching the area with Revere Police, the trooper notified the Revere barracks of what had happened. Because the Audi was registered in Peabody, the barracks notified police in that town as well.

Additional State Police units soon spotted the Audi in Peabody and engaged the car in a brief pursuit at about 9:50 p.m. The operator – later identified as Frederick – bailed out of the car on Nancy Street and fled on foot. State Police uniformed troopers, K-9 units, and Peabody police began searching for him.

The trooper who made the underlying motor vehicle stop responded to Frederick’s home address on Essex Lane and soon spotted Frederick approaching the residence. He appeared out of breath and his pants were covered in mud. Frederick allegedly refused an order to get on the ground and ran a short distance before eventually complying.

Troopers requested an ambulance to treat a gash they observed on Frederick’s hand and read him his Miranda rights. Frederick provided the troopers with his name, date of birth, and social security number, all of which indicated that he had three outstanding warrants out of Dorchester District Court.

An inventory turned up a double-edged knife, illegal under Massachusetts law, in a sheath in the glove compartment.

“What’s the deal with the knife,” the trooper asked.

“I got it at a flea market in Brockton,” he allegedly responded.

Frederick is expected in Dorchester court today to answer on the warrants, which charge him with possession of a Class D substance with intent to distribute, assault with a dangerous weapon, and separate motor vehicle charges incurred in June 2011 and January 2012.

Frederick is represented by attorney Frank Fernandez. He will return to Chelsea court on Feb. 28.