Charges of Strangulation and Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon and Intimidation of a Witness Against Marijuana Cultivator Dismissed

The defendant is a marijuana cultivator with farms in various states. In February of 2020, after attending a party he entered an Uber. His former girlfriend who was also at the party jumped in the Uber over his objection. The man finally agreed to let her stay in the Uber and directed the driver to take her home. When they arrived at her home she refused to get out. She demanded that the couple reunite. The man made clear that the relationship between the two was over. The woman started hitting him. She exited the vehicle and screamed claiming that her ex-boyfriend had just struck her, kicked her, strangled her and taken her phone depriving her the opportunity to call the police. A bystander called the police. The woman made the complaint to the responding officers and our client was arrested. He was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, G.L. c. 265 section 15A, intimidation of a witness, G.L. c. 268 section 13B and strangulation in violation of G.L. c. 265 section 15D. Our office was hired. We were able to provide video evidence showing that the woman was lying. This was corroborated by the Uber driver as well. Today, all charges were dismissed.

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