Killing At Braintree Hotel: Two Mississippi Men Admit To 2017 Slaying, DA says
Two Mississippi men admitted this week to killing a 27-year-old woman during a robbery at a Braintree hotel in 2017, the Norfolk County District Attorney said.
Kenyonte Galmore, 27, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received an 18 to 20-year-prison sentence on Friday, Jan. 27.
Kentavious Coleman, 25, also pleaded to manslaughter charges, and a judge sentenced him to seven years in prison, the prosecutor said.
The men were charged with murder, unarmed robbery, kidnapping, and conspiracy.
Prosecutors allege the men tied up and killed 19-year-old Reina Rodriguez…
Lynn Man Found Guilty In 2020 Murder Of 25-Year-Old Worcester Man: Essex DA
A jury found a 37-year-old Lynn man guilty of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a Worcester man during a robbery in January 2020, authorities said.
Derell Guy, 37, was found guilty of first-degree murder on the theories of extreme atrocity and cruelty, felony murder, and armed robbery in a Lawrence court on Monday, Jan. 23, the Essex County District Attorney said.
Investigators said Guy confronted Bryan Omar Mendez-Hernandez, 25, of Worcester, in the early morning hours of Jan. 4, 2020, to demand his jewelry. When Mendez-Hernandez ran, Guy chased him down a…
Boston Woman Claims $1 Million Mega Millions Prize From Mass State Lottery
A Boston woman has claimed her $1 million prize she won from playing one of the biggest games in the Massachusetts State Lottery, officials said.
Davena Allen, of Dorchester, won the Mega Millions prize after the first five numbers of her Quic Pic ticket matched the winning numbers during the game's drawing on Tuesday, Jan. 10.
Allen, who opted for a one-time payment of $1,000,000 (before taxes), collected her winnings at the Massachusetts State Lottery headquarters in Dorchester on Friday, Jan. 20, officials said.
Allen bought the winning ticket at the Wegmans located at 200 Bo…
Eye In The Sky: State Police Go High Tech To Nab Tree-Dwelling Worcester Burglar, Cops Say
A man accused of breaking into a Worcester business early Friday morning, Dec. 30, might have thought he could use the pre-dawn darkness to help him escape, but it was of no help thanks to some high-tech tools state police have at their disposal.
Yorbis Peguero, 24, of Boston, is accused of breaking into a Worcester business with several other men, police said, but his capture was far more dramatic than his alleged co-conspirators.
Worcester officers called to the Shoe Supply Store at 1114 Pleasant St. around 2 a.m. after someone threw a rock through a window to steal items inside, autho…
Children, First Responders Among 11 Hospitalized Due To Lawrence Gas Leak
Multiple people, including two children and two first responders, were hospitalized due to a gas leak in Lawrence, reports and officials said.
Firefighters responded to a building at 157 Lawrence Street on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 15, the Lawrence Fire Department confirmed to Daily Voice.
Seven people from the building's first-floor restaurant, "Pollo Ciba," had to be evaluated, as well as four people from the building's third-floor residential area, because of a carbon monoxide leak, reported WHDH.
A furnace and faulty stove were determined to be the cause of the leak, reported WH…
