TAUNTON A 34-year-old Brockton man who allegedly entered onto a Taunton couple s property and violently assaulted one of them in what is alleged to be a hate crime, was deemed dangerous and ordered held without bail at a Fall River Superior Court dangerousness hearing.
Michael Cates Jr. was indicted in November 2020 by a grand jury on charges of a civil rights violation, assault and battery to intimidate with injury and aggravated assault and battery.
Cates was also indicted on a charge of assault and battery on a fellow inmate at the Bristol County House of Corrections that allegedly occurred in August 2020 while he was being held in relation to the hate crime charge.
Brockton Man Accused of Hate Crime Deemed Dangerous
A 34-year-old Brockton man who allegedly entered onto a Taunton couple s property and violently assaulted one of them in what is alleged to be a hate crime was deemed dangerous and ordered held without bail after a Superior Court Dangerousness Hearing was held earlier this month, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.
Michael Cates was indicted in November 2020 by the grand jury on charges of civil rights violation, assault and battery to intimidate with injury and aggravated assault and battery. He was also indicted for an assault and battery on a fellow inmate at the Bristol County House of Corrections. The jail assault occurred in August 2020, while the defendant was being held in relation to the alleged Taunton hate crime.