A 40-year-old Webster man has pleaded not guilty in Dudley District Court to charges alleging that he shot two men over a drug deal on Dec. 11, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
An experienced Worcester defense attorney should represent anyone facing serious drug charges, weapons charges or assault charges in Dudley District Court.
In this case, a qualified Worcester defense lawyer will take a serious look at the defendant's claims of self-defense in building a case to defend him; the man claims the shooting occurred in his own apartment and the victims had been trying to rob him.
The defendant was charged by state police detectives with two counts of assault with intent to murder and being in possession of a firearm without a firearm identification card.
He told police he was acting in self-defense because the shooting victims were trying to rob him, the Telegram & Gazette reported. The shooting occurred in his apartment.
The defendant has three pending assault and battery cases. The judge revoked bail in all three cases and set new bail in the amount of $100,000.
The Telegram & Gazette reported that one of the shooting victims was shot in the face and the other remained hospitalized for a gunshot wound to the torso. Both were taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Prosecutors allege the two men showed up at the defendant's house to buy marijuana. The hospital reported that both men showed up at the hospital to be treated for the gunshot wounds. Webster police found "copious amounts of blood" at the shooting scene, according to the police report.
A warrant was obtained to search the defendant's apartment, where four .32-caliber rounds of ammunition were found.
The defendant and his 29-year-old girlfriend were arrested on Dec. 21 in New York City on Massachusetts warrants and questioned about the double shooting. Police allege the two stated the shooting occurred after the men showed up at the apartment to sell them crack cocaine.
There, the girlfriend allegedly told police the defendant removed a pistol from atop the refrigerator, shot the men, and fired four more shots out a second-story window at their fleeing vehicle.
Police report that the defendant admitted to shooting the men.
Michael DelSignore is a skilled and experienced criminal defense lawyer in Massachusetts, handling DUI/OUI charges in Dudley District Court as well as other serious traffic and criminal offenses, including assault and battery, drug charges and weapon charges. Call for a free consultation at 508-455-4755 or send an email.
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