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Zachary Dupon has changed lawyers. screenshot
For reasons that weren’t described in court, Zachary Dupon has switched to a new attorney. Dupon, the 25-year-old Oak Bluffs man charged with motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation in the head-on collision death of Emma Hall, was initially represented by Vineyard Haven attorney Casey Dobel.
On Thursday, Jan. 14, Dupon’s new attorney, Rachel Self, came before Edgartown District Court Judge Benjamin Barnes remotely on behalf of her client. Dupon was also present via a link to the Dukes County Jail.
Self, an Edgartown immigration and trial lawyer, was featured in The Times in June regarding medical passage woes she and her partner had with the Steamship Authority. Last Thursday, Judge Barnes entertained a brief discussion of motions Self filed, and set the next date court for Jan. 25. Self requested Dupon be present in the courtroom.
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Reagan ordered held at hearing
A judge ordered Felix Reagan held as a danger during a court hearing Friday.
Edgartown District Court Judge Benjamin Barnes ordered Felix Reagan held for up to 120 days after finding he was a danger at the close of a hearing Friday morning. Based on the information the court was presented, Judge Barnes said no conditions of release imposed on Reagan are likely to safeguard the public or the alleged victim in the case.
Reagan, a 24-year-old Oak Bluffs resident, was arraigned on Dec. 21 before Judge Paul Pino on charges of kidnapping, breaking and entering at night, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (butcher knife), and possession of a Class B drug. He pleaded not guilty to all charges.