'I Obey': Man Threw Bomb At Satanic Temple In Mass Because God Told Him To, Feds Say 'I Obey': Man Threw Bomb At Satanic Temple In Mass Because God Told Him To, Feds Say
'I Obey': Man Threw Bomb At Satanic Temple In Mass Because God Told Him To, Feds Say An Oklahoma man has been arrested and charged with throwing a pipe bomb at the Satanic Temple in Salem after the group did not heed his God's warnings to repent, federal authorities said.  Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, of Perkins, Okla., is charged with using an explosive to cause damage to a building used in interstate or foreign commerce, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Surveillance video taken just before 4:15 a.m. shows a person in all-black clothing, a black face mask, a tactical vest, and gloves approach and throw something at the "temple." Moments later, the prosec…
Man Wanted For Fatal Nightclub Shooting Added To State's Most Wanted List: Police Man Wanted For Fatal Nightclub Shooting Added To State's Most Wanted List: Police
Man Wanted For Fatal Nightclub Shooting Added To State's Most Wanted List: Police A man accused of shooting and killing a rival in a Lawrence nightclub parking lot is the latest addition to the state's most wanted criminals. Franklin M. Laras, 27, is wanted on charges of murder and firearm offenses following the Christmas Eve 2023 shooting of Edward Javier-Perez at the Energy Lounge in Lawrence, Massachusetts State Police said.  Related: One Of Massachusetts Most Wanted Captured In Worcester Investigators said Laras and Javier-Perez got into an argument in the Broadway club before Laras approached Javier-Perez and shot him with a pistol. He's been on th…
Mass IRS Agent Busted Filing Fake Tax Returns: Feds Mass IRS Agent Busted Filing Fake Tax Returns: Feds
Mass IRS Agent Busted Filing Fake Tax Returns: Feds The only certainty in life is death and taxes, but that doesn't stop people from trying to cheat them. A Swampscott woman hired to stop tax cheats is now accused of being one herself, police said.  Ndeye Amy Thioub, 67, was indicted on Wednesday, April 17, on three counts of filing false tax returns and three counts of filing false tax returns as an employee of the United States, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Thioub joined the IRS in 2006 and worked as an investigative auditor. Put simply it was her job to root out anyone who didn't give the government its due.&nbs…
I-84 Crash: Weston Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child I-84 Crash: Weston Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child
I-84 Crash: Weston Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child A woman from Massachusetts has been arrested after she allegedly drove drunk and crashed on a Connecticut interstate with her 1-year-old child in the car. The Hartford County crash happened on Saturday, April 13 in the town of Southington, according to Connecticut State Police. Just before 7:30 p.m. that day, 36-year-old Elizabeth Silva was reportedly driving drunk, heading west on I-84 near exit 28 when police said she rear-ended another vehicle, which then spun and crashed into a third car. The three people in the first car Silva hit — a 20-year-old woman, a 64-year-old man, and a 58-…
Western Mass Mom Of 2 Allegedly Killed By Boyfriend ID'd As Sheriff's Assistant: DA Western Mass Mom Of 2 Allegedly Killed By Boyfriend ID'd As Sheriff's Assistant: DA
Western Mass Mom Of 2 Allegedly Killed By Boyfriend ID'd As Sheriff's Assistant: DA A 48-year-old Hampden County woman who was found stabbed to death in Holyoke next to her boyfriend was the executive assistant to Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, authorities said.  Eileen Monaghan, of Chicopee, and a mother to two daughters, was found on Sunday, April 14, around 1:30 a.m. in a home on South Water Street after police were called for suspicious activity, officials said.  Police found Eileen on the ground next to her boyfriend, Jason Chapdelaine, who was suffering from stab wounds, police said. Investigators later ruled those cuts were self-inflicted.  …
Chelsea Mom Charged In Death Of 3-Year-Old Child Chelsea Mom Charged In Death Of 3-Year-Old Child
Jennifer Prudencio Of Chelsea Arrested After Child's Death A 25-year-old woman has been arrested after her 3-year-old son was found dead in Chelsea over the weekend, authorities said. New, updated report - Jennifer Prudencio Of Chelsea Went To Bar, Let Child Die: DA Jennifer Prudencio, of Chelsea, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said on Tuesday, April 9.  Police were called to Prudencio's Spencer Avenue apartment on Sunday morning, where they found her son Yael Guardado-Prudencio, 3, unresponsive.  Officers did not say how the child died.&…
Alleged Massachusetts Fugitive Discovered In Connecticut After Unrelated 911 Call: Police Alleged Massachusetts Fugitive Discovered In Connecticut After Unrelated 911 Call: Police
Alleged Massachusetts Fugitive Discovered In Connecticut After Unrelated 911 Call: Police A man accused of domestic violence and strangulation in Massachusetts was caught in Connecticut when the cops were called on him for a different reason. The Tolland County incident occurred in the town of Stafford on Friday, April 5, according to Connecticut State Police. On that day, a School Street resident called the authorities on 30-year-old Marcus Lopez to report that he was unwelcome at the home. While police were investigating Lopez, who hails from Stafford, they discovered he had a felony arrest warrant in his name in connection to an alleged domestic assault and strangulation…
Dead Goats, Chickens: More Than 160 Sick Animals Seized From Mass Woman's Home, DA Says Dead Goats, Chickens: More Than 160 Sick Animals Seized From Mass Woman's Home, DA Says
Dead Goats, Chickens: More Than 160 Sick Animals Seized From Mass Woman's Home, DA Says A 77-year-old Middlesex County woman has been charged after police found 162 animals inside her home, some of which were dead, while many others were malnourished, sick, or covered in bugs, police said.  Ruth Maxant-Schulz, 77, of Ayer, was charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty following a police raid at her home, the Middlesex District Attorney said on Monday, April 8, after her arraignment.  Officers were called to her Taft Street home on Feb. 20 and found several animals roaming outside the house.  However inside, things were much less bucolic. Police returned several…
Stow Man, 20, Locked Himself In Home With Teen Girlfriend's Body: Police Stow Man, 20, Locked Himself In Home With Teen Girlfriend's Body: Police
Stow Man, 20, Locked Himself In Home With Teen Girlfriend's Body: Police Police arrested a 20-year-old man after he locked himself inside his home for hours on Friday afternoon, April 5, with his 17-year-old girlfriend's body, authorities said.  Shane Curry, of Stow, was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Nevaeh Goddard was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to see what caused her death. If investigators can find evidence of homicide, Curry's charges will be amende…
Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police
Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police A 59-year-old Essex County man was arrested and charged this week with raping a child with intellectual disabilities multiple times, authorities said.  Brian E. Tuck, of Rockport, is charged with aggravated statutory rape, indecent assault and battery on an intellectually disabled person, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, rape of a child under 16 by force (three counts), and reckless endangerment of a child, Rockport police said.  He was ordered held without bail on Thursday, April 4.  Police said the assaults took place between 2013 and 2015 but did no…
Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say A Milford man has been charged with running down a woman with his car and hitting her on purpose during a road rage dispute in Hopkinton, authorities said.  Ryan Sweatt, age 36, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger, and a marked lanes violation after the alleged incident overnight Thursday, April 4, the Middlesex District Attorney said. He was scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning.  Investigators say Sweatt got into a heated argument with a car on Route 85 Thursday night. When the driver and passen…
Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers
Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers A 34-year-old Peabody man was taken to a trauma center after crashing his SUV into a tree in Danvers.  The man, whose name was not released, went off the road about a half mile from the Route 62 exit of Route 1.  He was the only person in the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee.  Paramedics rushed him to Beverly Hospital and later to Lahey Hospital in Burlington.  A lane on Route 1 was closed for more than an hour as police cleaned, cleared, and investigated the crash.  It's unclear what caused the man to go off the road.