Murder Victim Identified
June 3, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Tim Connolly 508-688-5565 HOLDEN — The murder victim found on Reservoir Street early yesterday morning has been identified as a 22-year-old Worcester man, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Lennyn Valerio of 29 Acton St., Apt. 1, Worcester was found by a passerby at […]
Body Found in Remote Area of Holden
June 2, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Tim Connolly 508-688-5565 HOLDEN — State Police Detectives assigned to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office and Holden Police are investigating a murder in a remote area on Reservoir Street, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. The body of a Hispanic male was found […]
Roman Guilty of Murder, Sentenced to Life in Prison
May 30, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Paul Jarvey 508 368-7241 WORCESTER – David E. Roman was sentenced to life in prison today after a Superior Court jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 stabbing and slashing death of a 59-year-old Southbridge man, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. […]
Man Sentenced to Prison after Pleading Guilty to Arson
May 25, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Tim Connolly 508-688-5565 WORCESTER – Kevin Crozier was sentenced to 6 years to 6 years and a day in state prison after pleading guilty today to his part in burning a home in Worcester on New Year’s Day, 2015, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, […]
Man Sentenced to Prison after Pleading Guilty to 17 Charges
May 16, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Tim Connolly 508-688-5565 WORCESTER – Gregory Lewis was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty yesterday to an array of charges stemming from incidents in Southbridge in 2014, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Lewis, 30, of Southbridge was […]
Worcester Man Sentenced to Life in Prison
May 11, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Tim Connolly 508-688-5565 WORCESTER – Jose Lora, found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of David Luyando, was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Judge Paul D. Wilson imposed the […]
Worcester Man Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
May 10, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Lindsay Corcoran 508-368-7252 or 774-670-8811 WORCESTER – A Superior Court jury found Jose Lora guilty of first-degree murder today in the shooting death of David Luyando, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Lora, 24, of Worcester, was charged with shooting 22-year-old Luyando in Hope […]
Holden Man Sentenced in Murder of His Brother
May 10, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Paul Jarvey 508 368-7241 WORCESTER – Michael Dowjat was sentenced to life in prison today after a Superior Court jury found him guilty last month of second-degree murder in the 2014 slaying his brother, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Judge Daniel M. […]
Two Arraigned on Charges Associated with Death of Child
April 11, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Tim Connolly 508-688-5565 FITCHBURG – The parents of a 6-year-old girl found unresponsive yesterday afternoon in a Stoneybrook Road home were arraigned today on abuse charges in Fitchburg District Court, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. The girl was pronounced dead at UMass-Memorial-HealthAlliance in […]
Holden Man Found Guilty of 2nd Degree Murder
April 6, 2018 For Immediate Release Contact: Tim Connolly 508-688-5565 WORCESTER – A Superior Court jury found Michael Dowjat guilty of murder in the second degree today in the killing of his brother in 2014, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. The jury deliberated for 13 hours over three days before […]