Massachusetts LEO killed by career criminal with prior weapons, violence charges

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Supposedly, more gun laws would fix this.

Officer slaying suspect had violent criminal history; wanted for violating probation on gun charge
Latanowich, according to officials and news reports, has an extensive adult criminal history that generated 28 cases against him in Barnstable District Court alone. His record also includes a four-year state prison term, and he has more than 110 entries on his criminal history.

Many of the district court cases, which date back to 2005, were dismissed. Sometimes the cases were dismissed when the victim refused to go forward, and in at least two cases he was found not guilty by a judge, a Globe review of the Barnstable District Court records indicates.
But the case that led Gannon to Blueberry Lane dates back to 2009, when Latanowich was arrested by two Cape Cod police departments, leading to illegal gun possession and drug charges. The two incidents were combined into one when he pleaded guilty in Barnstable Superior Court in 2010 and was given a five-year sentence — with credit for 203 days jailed awaiting trial.
The suspect got bench trials. Cases were dismissed.
Suspect in officer’s slaying was arrested once a year over last 4 years
Here are three firearm-related charges that preceded the perp's violence charges.
OTHERJuly 2009
He was charged in July 2009 with two counts of possessing a firearm without an FID card. Both charges were kicked up to Superior Court after indictment. The resolution of that case wasn’t immediately available.

OTHERDecember 2008
He was charged in December 2008 with improper firearm storage, carrying a gun without an FID card, and defacing a serial number on a firearm. He was acquitted after a bench trial.
OTHERMay 2008
He was charged in May 2008 with two counts of carrying a gun without an FID card, one count of unlawful storage of a firearm, and one count of violating a firearm surrender order. He pleaded guilty to all charges except the storage count, which was dropped. Court records show he received a prison sentence, but the precise term wasn’t immediately available.
Man charged with killing Yarmouth officer may have fled police in Everett last week
One of his many brushes with the law is believed to have occurred on April 3, when a state trooper tried to pull over a car authorities think was driven by Latanowich on Route 1 northbound shortly before 4:30 p.m., according to State Police.

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According to the Massachusetts Probation Service, Latanowich was not at home April 4 when a probation officer visited and failed to show up one day later to take a drug tests he is required to take since pleading guilty in Barnstable Superior Court to gun and drug charges, records show. The probation service obtained a warrant for his arrest last Friday, according to Coria Holland, spokeswoman for the state probation service.
How was he allowed out on probation? With the time he spent in prison he must have been convicted of at least one felony and not eligible to have firearms.
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highdesert wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:08 pm
According to the Massachusetts Probation Service, Latanowich was not at home April 4 when a probation officer visited and failed to show up one day later to take a drug tests he is required to take since pleading guilty in Barnstable Superior Court to gun and drug charges, records show. The probation service obtained a warrant for his arrest last Friday, according to Coria Holland, spokeswoman for the state probation service.
How was he allowed out on probation? With the time he spent in prison he must have been convicted of at least one felony and not eligible to have firearms.
You'd think all those laws and restrictions would prevent things just like this. :sarcasm: I forgot these laws are meant to restrict and limit gun ownership by those who obey laws not criminals. Perhaps that's not sarcasm.
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And again.
Emanuel Lopes, man accused of killing Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesna, to be arraigned Monday
"Lopes then attacked Officer Chesna, it is believed with a large stone, striking him in the head," Norfolk County District Attorney Assistant District Attorney Greg Connor said. "Officer Chesna fell to the ground. Lopes then retrieved Officer Chesna's firearm and discharged it several times in his head and chest."

Other officers on scene returned fire. Lopes was struck in the leg.

Lopes attempted to flee on foot, firing Chesna's service weapon several times. One of the bullets Lopes' is believed to have fired struck a Weymouth woman in her home, killing her. Police have yet to confirm the identity of the woman killed.
I-Team: Man Accused Of Killing Officer, Woman Was On Pre-Trial Probation
Emanuel “Manny” Lopes was out on bail and on pre-trial probation at the time of the shootings, and even though he didn’t show up for a court ordered drug test in February and failed a drug test in April, his bail wasn’t revoked and he was allowed to stay on the street.
Weymouth Police say in October 2017 Lopes sold cocaine to a minor and resisted arrest. He was released on bail and ordered to stay away from alcohol, drugs and medical marijuana. He failed to show up for a drug test in February and the I-Team obtained a copy of a court audio tape from an April hearing where his probation officer told the judge he tested positive for marijuana.

But Lopes’ bail wasn’t revoked. The Assistant District Attorney and probation officer did not ask that he be held. The I-Team found photos on posted on Lopes’ social media in April that appear to show him holding a bottle of alcohol and smoking what looks to be marijuana.

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Two career criminals charged in July murder.
Two men with long records charged for murder on Homestead Street in Roxbury in July
Police say they also arrested Adnan Tahlil, who has his own lengthy criminal record, in connection with Rivera's death, on a charge of manslaughter. A third man, Ira Harrison, had been arrested in July on a charge of murder.
Bennett was arrested on drug charges on Cape Cod in 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2017, a judge sentenced him to a year in jail, but suspended all but 30 days of that sentence.

Tahlil's record includes a robbery and assault and battery case that went all the way up to the Supreme Judicial Court on an evidence question. Last year, he and two other men were charged with stealing $420,000 in cash in an armed robbery in Roxbury.

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Here is the latest example of career criminals repeatedly failing to follow Massachusetts gun laws.
Police: Dorchester man busted with scoped rifle, machine pistol, heroin, cocaine
A search of Sams’ vehicle is said to have yielded 20 grams of heroin, four grams of powdered cocaine, 24 grams of crack cocaine, and nearly $2,000 in cash.

Detectives then raided Sams’ Florida Street residence and recovered a .22 caliber scoped rifle, a 9mm Mac-11 machine pistol, a 9mm handgun, a .380 caliber handgun, numerous rounds of various calibers of ammunition, and seven assorted extended magazines, according to police.

Sams is charged with four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, seven counts of unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, and trafficking class A and B drugs.
DAILY INCIDENTS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009
Another Firearm Recovered Around 11:04PM last night, officers from District B-3 (Mattapan) arrested suspect, Dana C. Sams, 32, of Dorchester and charged him with Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Loaded Firearm and Operating a Motor Vehicle after Revocation.

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GOAL has an archive of these that they use to rebut claims Massachusetts gun laws are beneficial.

January & February 2019
Two “known” #MACourtFails felons arrested at same time for gun possession.
Two more #MACourtFails felons endangering the public and LEO’s. Both arrested for second straight time as felons in possession of a firearm. Link to story

#MACourtFails felon arrested third time for unlicensed possession after firing gun in hotel.
Thorton is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Lynn District Court on charges of discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building; possession of a firearm without a license (third offense;) and malicious destruction of property over $1,200. Link to story

Crack dealer given sixteen and a half year sentence in 2007 arrested with gun.
Another #MACourtFails felon with a long crime history, he was sentenced to a sixteen and a half year prison term in 2007 for dealing crack. Link to story
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Deterrence of criminal behavior has ALWAYS tracked with effective law enforcement, not the harshness of the penalties. Criminals and would-be criminals calculate either implicitly or explicitly, their risk of arrest and incarceration. The more they figure they can "beat" the system (like George Zimmerman) the more brazen they are in flaunting the Law. The more rigorous law enforcement is, not just in arrests, but in the Justice system, the more crime rates drop.

This is why states with the Death penalty, who use it the most, don't have a noticeable reduction in homicides. In fact, some, like Louisiana and Texas, despite all their executions, cannot show that the Death penalty tracks to less homicides. Because, of course, most killers either are acting out of instant rage, or are well-versed in how to avoid getting arrested at all!
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YankeeTarheel wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:28 am Deterrence of criminal behavior has ALWAYS tracked with effective law enforcement, not the harshness of the penalties. Criminals and would-be criminals calculate either implicitly or explicitly, their risk of arrest and incarceration. The more they figure they can "beat" the system (like George Zimmerman) the more brazen they are in flaunting the Law. The more rigorous law enforcement is, not just in arrests, but in the Justice system, the more crime rates drop.

This is why states with the Death penalty, who use it the most, don't have a noticeable reduction in homicides. In fact, some, like Louisiana and Texas, despite all their executions, cannot show that the Death penalty tracks to less homicides. Because, of course, most killers either are acting out of instant rage, or are well-versed in how to avoid getting arrested at all!
GOAL is not arguing for the death penalty for, say, possessing firearms with obscured serial numbers or being involved in a shootout. But they're pointing out that AG Healey comes out in favor of things like the ERPO bill specifically under the pretense of concern for public safety while prosecutors in the state drop firearm-related charges against those nabbed for firearm-related offenses, who often quickly commit new firearm-related crimes. Allegedly, popular thinking is most violent crimes in densely-populated urban centers are committed by a few bad actors and preventing them from repeatedly offending is paramount. It would seem dropping firearm-related charges against offenders so they can similarly re-offend as quickly as possible is counterproductive and belies the AG's claims about the need for more firearm laws out of concern for public safety.

Put another way, the AG preaching about the need for new firearm laws in a state in which career criminals are caught breaking firearm laws a short time after being caught breaking firearm laws that should carry penalties greater than the interval between the two apprehensions is disingenuous on her part.

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DispositionMatrix wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 9:28 am
YankeeTarheel wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:28 am Deterrence of criminal behavior has ALWAYS tracked with effective law enforcement, not the harshness of the penalties. Criminals and would-be criminals calculate either implicitly or explicitly, their risk of arrest and incarceration. The more they figure they can "beat" the system (like George Zimmerman) the more brazen they are in flaunting the Law. The more rigorous law enforcement is, not just in arrests, but in the Justice system, the more crime rates drop.

This is why states with the Death penalty, who use it the most, don't have a noticeable reduction in homicides. In fact, some, like Louisiana and Texas, despite all their executions, cannot show that the Death penalty tracks to less homicides. Because, of course, most killers either are acting out of instant rage, or are well-versed in how to avoid getting arrested at all!
GOAL is not arguing for the death penalty for, say, possessing firearms with obscured serial numbers or being involved in a shootout. But they're pointing out that AG Healey comes out in favor of things like the ERPO bill specifically under the pretense of concern for public safety while prosecutors in the state drop firearm-related charges against those nabbed for firearm-related offenses, who often quickly commit new firearm-related crimes. Allegedly, popular thinking is most violent crimes in densely-populated urban centers are committed by a few bad actors and preventing them from repeatedly offending is paramount. It would seem dropping firearm-related charges against offenders so they can similarly re-offend as quickly as possible is counterproductive and belies the AG's claims about the need for more firearm laws out of concern for public safety.

Put another way, the AG preaching about the need for new firearm laws in a state in which career criminals are caught breaking firearm laws a short time after being caught breaking firearm laws that should carry penalties greater than the interval between the two apprehensions is disingenuous on her part.
I think we're arguing different facets of the same thing. My point is that the ONLY effective deterrence is surety of arrest and incarceration, that the penalties don't matter no matter WHAT they are if the criminal doesn't believe he'll actually have to face them. There are rehab programs that can work to rehabilitate certain motivated individuals, but, again, it has to be more than just a scam to get out of serving time.
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2 arrested after shots fired at Prudential Center
BOSTON (WHDH) - Two Boston men are facing criminal charges in connection with shots that were fired at the Prudential Center early Sunday morning.

Officers responding to a report of shots fired in the area of 888 Boylston St. about 2:30 a.m. arrested 28-year-old Mario Escobar, of Roxbury, and 25-year-old Carlos Perez-Mejia, of Jamaica Plain, after determining they opened fire on the building and hit and shattered a window near the seventh floor, according to Boston police.

Both men are expected to be arraigned Monday on charges including malicious destruction of property, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm on public way, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building.
What's relevant here is one of the suspects has firearm charges from two years ago.
Keeping Boston Safe: BPD Officers Arrest Six While Recovering Three Firearms During Three Separate Incidents -- October 09, 2016
INCIDENT #1: At about 1:43 PM on Saturday October 8, 2016, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force made an onsite firearm arrest in the area of 83 Maple Street in Roxbury. Officers were on patrol when they observed an individual, later identified as Carlos Perez-Mejia, 23, of Jamaica Plain, behaving suspiciously while adjusting the waistband area of his pants, leading the officers to believe he may be armed. The officers approached the suspect and performed a pat frisk at which time they immediately felt the handle of a firearm sticking out of his pants. The officers were able to safely recover a loaded Glock semi-automatic handgun and place the suspect in custody without incident. The suspect will appear in Roxbury District Court on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Carrying a Loaded Firearm and Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device.
Which apparently led to not much.

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DispositionMatrix wrote:2 arrested after shots fired at Prudential Center
BOSTON (WHDH) - Two Boston men are facing criminal charges in connection with shots that were fired at the Prudential Center early Sunday morning.

Officers responding to a report of shots fired in the area of 888 Boylston St. about 2:30 a.m. arrested 28-year-old Mario Escobar, of Roxbury, and 25-year-old Carlos Perez-Mejia, of Jamaica Plain, after determining they opened fire on the building and hit and shattered a window near the seventh floor, according to Boston police.

Both men are expected to be arraigned Monday on charges including malicious destruction of property, unlawful possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm on public way, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building.
What's relevant here is one of the suspects has firearm charges from two years ago.
Keeping Boston Safe: BPD Officers Arrest Six While Recovering Three Firearms During Three Separate Incidents -- October 09, 2016
INCIDENT #1: At about 1:43 PM on Saturday October 8, 2016, officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force made an onsite firearm arrest in the area of 83 Maple Street in Roxbury. Officers were on patrol when they observed an individual, later identified as Carlos Perez-Mejia, 23, of Jamaica Plain, behaving suspiciously while adjusting the waistband area of his pants, leading the officers to believe he may be armed. The officers approached the suspect and performed a pat frisk at which time they immediately felt the handle of a firearm sticking out of his pants. The officers were able to safely recover a loaded Glock semi-automatic handgun and place the suspect in custody without incident. The suspect will appear in Roxbury District Court on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, Carrying a Loaded Firearm and Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device.
Which apparently led to not much.
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ICE wants one of the suspects in this latest firearm case.
ICE seeks removal of man involved in Back Bay gunplay
From the ICE statement on Escobar:
“ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston has lodged an immigration detainer on Mario Escobar-Flores a citizen of Honduras unlawfully present in the United States, following his arrest by the Boston Police Department on local charges,” the statement said. ICE “will seek his removal following resolution of the local charges.”
Allegedly Perez-Mejia pointed out how this all works:
The report also said Perez-Mejia later told police: “Yo, I’ve been through this before and beat it. That’s why I don’t care if I get the 18 months.”

Springfield man arrested for 3rd time in 17 months for illegal firearm possession.

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Springfield man arrested for 3rd time in 17 months for illegal firearm possession.
SPRINGFIELD - Police arrested Eric Wilson, 22, of Sycamore Street on Tuesday night after finding him with a what turned out to be a stolen firearm.

Wilson had previously been arrested twice before in Springfield on illegal weapons charges in May and in December 2017, said police spokesman Ryan Walsh.
Wilson is charged with carrying a loaded firearm without a license to carry, improper storage of a firearm, possession of ammunition without an FID card, possession of a high-capacity feeding device, driving with a suspended license, driving an unregistered, uninsured motor vehicle, concealing a license plate, and receiving stolen property.

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State Police Arrest Career Criminal in Fitchburg with Loaded, Stolen Pistol
Further investigation revealed that the pistol was stolen. Rosado also had an outstanding warrant for possession of firearm without a license.

Rosado was placed under arrest on the following charges:
  • Unlawful possession of a firearm, 3rd Offense
  • Armed Career Criminal
  • Carrying Loaded Firearm
  • Receive Stolen Property
  • Possession of Firearm/Ammo W/O FID Card, Subsequent Offense
  • Improper Storage of Firearm
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You can have all the laws you want, but these harden criminals don’t give a crap about the laws. They go to jail, but they have the street credits for the crimes. So it is like going to a frat meeting without beer but with home brew. They play the game and so they are out to continue their criminal careers. They aren’t going to rehabilitate. We have a better chance of rehabilitation of Trump and family into a productive liberal member of society.
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Male Arrested for Unlawful Possession of a Loaded Firearm Fourth Offense Following Shots Fired in Roxbury
At about 1:30 AM on Sunday, June 2, 2019, officers assigned to District B-2 (Roxbury) made an onsite arrest and recovered a loaded firearm in the area of 15 Dalkeith Street in Roxbury. Officers responded to a radio call for shots fired in the area of 21 Balfour Street. On arrival, officers observed a male standing across the street from where the shots were fired. The male appeared to be extremely nervous, breathing heavy and continually looking over his shoulder toward a motor vehicle parked on Dalkeith Street, a short distance away from the male and the shots fired incident. Officers continued their dialogue with the male who stated that he did not live in the area and that his car was parked on Dalkeith Street. Officers approached the motor vehicle and upon opening the passenger’s side door, immediately located a Glock 27 firearm loaded with eight rounds of live ammunition resting underneath the passenger’s seat. The suspect was placed under arrest. Additionally, officers recovered another firearm, a Smith and Wesson model 5906 loaded with ten rounds of live ammunition, from the rear middle seat of the motor vehicle.

Officers arrested Darrel Barboza, 36-years-old, of Allston. Barboza is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court on charges of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Fourth Offense, two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Loaded Firearm Fourth Offense, and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition Subsequent Offense.

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Same idea: guy is never apprehended after previously attacking the victim. He returned to MA and killed her on 7/3.
https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2019 ... -head.html
In April, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said he broke into her house in Ayer during the early hours of the morning and attacked her with a stun gun. Authorities said Asencio was wearing a mask and had a handgun at the time of the attack.
Asencio fled to Canada and then to Mexico after the attack, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
Authorities said that investigation is ongoing and Asencio was never arrested in connection with the home invasion and stun gun attack. His reentry into the country is under investigation by federal authorities.

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Perp arrested with firearm four years ago gets to do it again.
Gun, Drug Charges For Brockton Man After Running From Police: MSP
"While he ran, the suspect held his right arm pinned against his waistband while his left arm was swinging naturally," State Police said in a statement. "Based on their training and experience, the troopers recognized that action as consistent with how suspects who are carrying a firearm in their waistbands prevent the weapon from falling out as they run."

Two state troopers chased Jones on foot as he ran behind one of the apartment buildings, through a yard on Green Street, to Glenwood Street, back to Highland, and then to Newbury Street. Police said they lost sight of Jones on Newbury Street, so a Brockton K-9 unit was used to track him.

Along the route, police said they found a loaded semi-automatic pistol with the hammer cocked, and a bag containing 4 grams of cocaine in a trash barrel nearby. Officers narrowed the search to this area and said they found Jones hiding in an alley behind a snow blower and under a tarp at the corner of Highland and Newbury streets.

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Man Arrested After Firing Gun In Drug Deal With Juveniles: PD
MELROSE, MA — A North Andover man was arrested on drug, weapons and kidnapping charges after he fired a gun during a drug deal with juveniles in the Whole Foods parking lot on Main Street, authorities said.

Eric Marklis, 37, was arrested Friday night and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, armed kidnapping, possession with intent to distribute a class D substance and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling. He was released on $200 bail at his arraignment at Malden District Court.

Melrose Police Chief Michael Lyle and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said Marklis came to the Whole Foods Parking lot Friday night looking to sell THC vape pods to two juvenile males. When the juveniles tried to run without paying, Marklis allegedly chased after one in his car and fired his gun once into the ground, demanding the juvenile get in his car.

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Springfield police arrest city resident on unlawful firearms charges for 3rd time in 3 years
Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20191016170 ... years.html
Police were able to apprehend Cobham and recovered a bag they saw him toss over a fence during a chase. The bag contained a loaded firearm that had previously been stolen, he said.

At the time of the arrest Cobham was out on bail after being arrested in July 2018 on charges of receiving stolen property, a firearm; possession of a large-capacity magazine and carrying a loaded firearm without a license.

He also has a previous firearms arrest, Walsh said.

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