Pretrial Probation Under G.L. c. 276 Section 87 Imposed for Man Charged With Assault and Battery on a Police Officer

Several months ago police in a large Massachusetts city responded to a call for a man in parking in someone’s driveway, unlawfully and arguing with the individual. The officer investigating was told by the alleged caller that things were fine now and it was okay to leave the area. The officer did not leave. Instead, he inquired of neighbors and others in the area about the nature of the dispute. He determined that our client had become physical with the 911 caller. The “victim” denied any physical assault. The officer then confronted our client and aggressively interrogated him. Feeling intimidated, our client allegedly pushed the office away telling him “get out of my face”. Our client was then arrested and charged with assault and battery on a police officer in violation of G.L. c. 265 section 13D. He hired Attorney Stephen Neyman to represent him. Today, we were able to get pretrial probation under G.L. c. 276 section 87 for our client. All charges will be dismissed after the production of a letter of apology to the police officer.

This case was determined telephonically due to the courts being closed

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