HIGH BAIL FOR TRIO IN SOUTHIE GUN CASE

Two men and a woman were held on high bail this week for allegedly firing a handgun on Logan Way and then leading Boston Police on a car chase that ended when the female driver crashed on Massachusetts Avenue, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

KALISE FITZGERALD (D.O.B. 10/21/81), TYLER KEE (D.O.B. 4/19/90), and SKILAR MORRIS (D.O.B. 5/28/92), all of Roxbury, were arraigned Monday in South Boston District Court following their arrests for the June 6 incident. All were charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number in the commission of a felony, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.

Morris, the driver, was additionally charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, and assault and battery on a police officer. She and Fitzgerald each incurred an additional charge of resisting arrest as well.

Prosecutors recommended that each be held on bails as high as $250,000; a district court judge set Fitzgerald’s bail at $150,000, Kee’s bail at $100,000, and Morris’ bail at $50,000. Fitzgerald and Morris had their open bails on unrelated cases revoked, and all three were ordered to stay away from each other, any witnesses, and Logan Way while their cases are pending.

Because of his previous drug distribution convictions in Boston and elsewhere, Fitzgerald was charged as an armed career criminal and faces up to 20 years on the gun charge. The standard maximum for unlawful possession of a firearm is five years.

Boston Police responded to Logan Way on Sunday for a report that someone with a gun was banging on a resident’s door. The responding officer heard gunshots and observed a black Honda Civic speeding away from the area. Seeing no one else in the area, the officer gave chase.

The driver of the Honda, later identified as Morris, led police on a chase through South Boston. During that chase, the officers saw a person in the rear passenger’s side seat throw a dark object from the car near the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Howell Street. The car chase ended when Morris crashed on Massachusetts Avenue, but Fitzgerald briefly attempted to flee on foot before being apprehended.

When an officer approached Morris to remove her from the driver’s seat, she allegedly spit at and kicked him.

Officers investigating at Logan Way found a motor vehicle with an apparent bullet hole in it. Officers in the area of Dorchester Avenue and Howell Street recovered a plastic fragment of what appeared to be the handle of a firearm, but no gun; a civilian witness later approached them and said he found a gun, removed the ammunition, and tossed it in a trash can. The gun was later recovered from a trash can on Washburn Street.

Fitzgerald was represented by attorney Arnold Cohen, Kee by attorney Helene Tomlinson, and Morris by attorney Thomas Caldwell. Judge Michael Bolden ordered all three to return to court on July 9.