The Martha's Vineyard Times
Stuntwomanâs lawyer moves to suppress evidence
Kim Washington Longino appeared remotely in Edgartown District Court Monday for a motion hearing on her Tisbury OUI case.
Film and television stuntwoman Kim Washington Longino, a.k.a. Kym Washington Longino, came before Edgartown District Court Judge Benjamin Barnes via Zoom Monday for a motion hearing seeking to suppress evidence in her ongoing drinking and driving case.Â
Longino was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a Tisbury Police stop on July 24. She was subsequently charged with operating on a suspended license after allegedly being observed at the wheel of a vehicle by a Tisbury Police officer on August 25. Edgartown attorney Martin (âSkipâ) Tomassian told Judge Barnes it was his intention to seek suppression of âeverything that could be possibly considered evidenceâ after police stopped Longino on July 24. He requested a postponement of Longinoâs already delayed arraignment for operating with a suspended license because the motion to suppress could effectively nullify the charge. Longino waived her right for direct confrontation of a witness, thus both paving the way for Tisbury Police Officer Nick Sidoti to take the stand as part of the hearing, and for Tomassian to question him remotely. Officer Sidoti and Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Michael Preble and Judge Barnes were physically in the courtroom when Sidoti was sworn in by Edgartown District Court Clerk Magistrate Liza Williamson, who was also physically present.Â