A 53-year-old Secret Service employee reportedly assigned to former president Barack Obama’s Vineyard detail was arraigned in Edgartown District Court Friday on charges of criminal harassment and witness intimidation. Douglas Vines pleaded not guilty to the charges, which stem from the his relationship with an allegedly undocumented woman. He was released on personal recognizance with […]
Two people were arraigned on drug charges in Edgartown District Court Friday morning following the seizure of 850 grams of cocaine (nearly a kilo). Judge Benjamin Barnes set combined bail for Shamar Hayatt, 33, at $2,200 far less than the $26,000 ADA Matt Palazzolo requested. Hayatt was arraigned on a charge of trafficking 100 […]
In Edgartown District Court Friday, nearly two years after a chain of vehicular crashes in downtown Oak Bluffs, Michael Rebello changed his plea to charges associated with his operation of a pickup truck that night. As The Times previously reported, Rebello was rescued from a pickup truck by a good Samaritan after that person saw […]
Catherine Tobin, 66, was arraigned Edgartown District Court Friday morning on a charge of failing to report the loss of a firearm. Tobin pleaded not guilty during her arraignment, but almost immediately changed her plea. Within minutes of her not guilty plea, Tobin, who attended the proceeding virtually, pleaded to sufficient facts in the case. […]
In Edgartown District Court Friday, an Oak Bluffs EMT and fire officer pleaded not guilty at an arraignment on a charge of assault and battery on a household or family member. Tad Medeiros, who appeared virtually before Judge Benjamin Barnes, had his $1,000 initial bail reduced to $200 after the commonwealth requested $500 in bail […]