The Martha s Vineyard Times
Bilzerian changes plea in snow chase case
Lawyer says Times portrayed his client as an ‘ax murderer’.
Eliot Bilzerian, right, is sworn in remotely before Edgartown District Court Judge Benjamin Barnes. His attorney, Martin Skip Tomassian sits to the left. screenshot
Eliot Bilzerian admitted to sufficient facts Friday morning in Edgartown District Court on charges stemming from a 2019 chase on snowy Vineyard roads across four towns. After waiving his right to a trial, Bilzerian was given a five-month continuance without a finding for failure to stop for police, and a five-month continuance without a finding for negligent operation of a motor vehicle.