Fall River fentanyl dealer sentenced to serve up to 5 years in prison
The Herald News
A 42-year-old Fall River fentanyl dealer connected to a larger drug trafficking group that was operating in and around Fall River during the latter years of last decade was sentenced last week to serve up to five years in state prison, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III.
Charles Belisle pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging him with two counts of criminal conspiracy to violate the drug laws and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office secured the conviction of a Pittsfield man who robbed four stores in 10 days in 2018.
Judge John Agostini sentenced Jameail Beckett, 37, to serve six to eight years in state prison on four counts of armed and masked robbery.
In an unagreed plea, the District Attorney’s Office requested the court to sentence Beckett to serve eight to ten years in state prison while Defense Counsel requested five to seven years.
Beckett robbed four stores in Pittsfield at gunpoint between December 18, 2018 and December 29, 2018. On December 18, he robbed Family Dollar, on December 19, Angelina’s on Wahconah Street, on December 27 he robbed Alltown on Tyler Street, and on December 28 he robbed Angelina’s on West Housatonic Street.
The single-car crash happened just before 2 a.m. on Saturday morning on Route 195 eastbound in Rehoboth.
Massachusetts State Police said two Pawtucket women were inside of the 2010 Honda Pilot, when it spun out of control and drove off of the road.
The car veered left, went down into an embankment, rolled over on the grass median, and stopped near the westbound lanes.
Authorities said the driver was ejected and later pronounced dead at Rhode Island Hospital.
State police identified the driver as Emerizialina Moreira, 25, of Pawtucket.
The 26-year-old passenger was transported to Rhode Island Hospital after suffering minor injuries.
Massachusetts State Police said the crash is under investigation with help from the State Police Detective Unit from Bristol County.