Pretrial Diversion for Non-Citizen Charged With Felony Assault by Means of a Dangerous Weapon

On October 18, 2018 police in a Boston, Massachusetts suburb responded to an apartment building on a call for a domestic disturbance. They met with the victim who told them that at 2:00 a.m. she and her roommate got into a verbal dispute about their lease. The argument escalated to a level of violence. The victim alleged that our client threw a computer modem at her and made several threats. The incident was witnessed by the victim’s boyfriend who corroborated the victim’s statements to the police. The defendant was charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon under G.L. c 265 Section 15B. She hired Attorney Stephen Neyman who continued the arraignment to investigate the case. The charges are a felony in Massachusetts and the defendant who is a non-citizen would risk deportation if convicted. Today, our office succeeded in getting pretrial diversion under G.L. c. 276A. The defendant was not arraigned, has no pcf number and will not face any immigration consequences.

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