Police have filed a complaint against Daren J. McDonald of Old Campus Drive, Falmouth, for intimidating a witness in connection with an incident in August in which two Falmouth teenagers
Falmouth School Superintendent Lori S. Duerr said she cannot comment on whether the two Falmouth High teens who allegedly beat a Franklin teenager until he was unconscious have or will face disciplinary measure in the schools.
âIn accordance with State and Federal laws protecting student privacy, we cannot comment on disciplinary action. As with every student disciplinary matter, the principal has made decisions within her legal authority based on the information available to her at the time. The principal of Falmouth High School has my full support for her handling of this matter,â she said in a written response.
The two male teens from Falmouth, ages 16 and 17, have been charged with assault and battery with serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and simple assault and battery in Falmouth Juvenile Court.
Two Falmouth teenagers are facing assault and battery charges after they allegedly punched and kicked a Franklin teenager untilâand afterâhe was unconscious during a party at a home on Blacksmith Shop Road on August 15.
The father of one of the suspects, a 52-year-old Falmouth resident, will be charged with witness interference and obstruction of justice. He was arraigned in October and the charges were dismissed at the pretrial hearing, Police Chief Edward A. Dunne said. He said he only recently learned the charges were dropped and does not know why. Police filed charges again last week and have not been notified yet of a court date, he said.
The Barnstable County District Attorney’s Office last month rolled out a new drug overdose database that it hopes will help get more people into treatment programs.
Gov. Charles Baker signed
“An Act Relative to Justice, Equity and Accountability in Law Enforcement in the Commonwealth,” a controversial piece of legislation that creates a mandatory certification process for police officers, increases accountability and transparency in law enforcement and gives police departments a greater ability to hire or promote only qualified applicants.
“This bill is the product of bipartisan cooperation and thanks to the Black and Latino Caucus’ leadership on the hugely important issue of law enforcement accountability, Massachusetts will have one of the best laws in the nation,” said Baker. “Police officers have enormously difficult jobs and we are grateful they put their lives on the line every time they go to work. Thanks to final negotiations on this bill, police officers will have a system they can trust and our communities will be safer for it.”