Charges of Possession of a Class A Drug Heroin and Attempt to Commit a Crime Nolle Prossed After Defendant Being in Default for Four Years

In December of 2016 police in a Massachusetts city got a call for a man breaking into a car at a particular location. They responded and found a man in the car holding a small bag of heroin. When he saw the police he ran only to be apprehended a few blocks away. He was arrested and charged with attempting to commit crime under G.L. c. 274 section 6 and possession of a class A drug, second and subsequent offense in violation of G.L. c. 94C section 34. The man had a very strong addiction. He ultimately defaulted and moved to Florida. He got help and several months ago and contacted us to remove his default so that he could travel and come back to Massachusetts to address the pending case. The man provided documented proof that he had been in a residential treatment facility for over two years. This convinced the district attorney’s office to nolle prosse the case. The charges are dismissed.

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