Charge of Malicious Destruction to Property in Excess of $250 against Burlington man to be dismissed

Woburn District Court Docket Number: 09-0888. The prosecution alleged that on March 29, 2009 Stoneham, Massachusetts police officers were dispatched for a report of a disturbance involving two groups of men. The officers encountered the defendant whom they questioned after learning that he might have been involved in a fight over a drug deal gone bad earlier that evening. Through their conversation and through witness interviews they learned that the defendant had been jumped and robbed of drugs and money. He sought revenge and set out to destroy his attacker’s car. In doing so however the defendant damaged the wrong vehicle. He was charged with Malicious Destruction to Property Over $250, a felony in Massachusetts. Even though the defendant has had several brushes with the law Attorney Neyman was able to get the case continued without a finding for one year. If our client remains free from criminal activity for that time period the case will be dismissed.