Charges of Assault and Battery With a Dangerous Weapon and Domestic Assault and Battery Against Detective Dismissed

Our client is a detective with several years of service. In June of last year police were directed to a posh suburban neighborhood for a call that a woman was bleeding. The victim was in a dating relationship with our client. After an argument she began to pack her belongings, threatening to move out of the couple’s home. She told the police that he tried to stop her. When it was clear that she was not going to stay he grabbed her cell phone and struck her with it on the head several times causing lacerations and significant bleeding. Our client was located a short time later and arrested. He was charged with domestic assault and battery, G.L. c. 265 section 13M and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon under G.L. c. 265 section 15A. Anything short of a dismissal or an acquittal would result in our client losing his job. We scheduled this matter for trial as soon as the courts could hear the case. Today, all charges were dismissed.

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