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Martin Skip Tomassian successfully argued that charges should be dismissed against his client.
Hollywood stuntwoman Kim Washington Longino will have her driver’s license restored. An OUI charge brought by Tisbury Police has been dismissed by Edgartown District Court Judge Benjamin Barnes. The dismissal came after Barnes allowed a motion by Longino’s attorney, Martin (“Skip”) Tomassian, to suppress evidence. Tomassian moved to suppress all evidence from a stop of Longino’s vehicle Tisbury Police made on July 24, 2020, at just after midnight.
“They had no reason to stop her,” Tomassian told The Times Monday.
In an affidavit filed with the court, Longino also said Tisbury Police had no reason to stop her: “I believe I was stopped without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, and that the officer did not have grounds to stop and seize either me or my vehicle.”
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Stuntwomanâs lawyer moves to suppress evidence
Kim Washington Longino appeared remotely in Edgartown District Court Monday for a motion hearing on her Tisbury OUI case.
Film and television stuntwoman Kim Washington Longino, a.k.a. Kym Washington Longino, came before Edgartown District Court Judge Benjamin Barnes via Zoom Monday for a motion hearing seeking to suppress evidence in her ongoing drinking and driving case.Â
Longino was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a Tisbury Police stop on July 24. She was subsequently charged with operating on a suspended license after allegedly being observed at the wheel of a vehicle by a Tisbury Police officer on August 25. Edgartown attorney Martin (âSkipâ) Tomassian told Judge Barnes it was his intention to seek suppression of âeverything that could be possibly considered evidenceâ after police stopped Longino on July 24. He requested a postponem
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Hollywood stuntwoman Kim Washington Longino, whose name has appeared as Kym in some records, is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 22 on a charge of driving with a suspended license. Longino was arrested in July on charges of drunken driving and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. She allegedly declined the Breathalyzer, and her license was suspended. She pleaded not guilty to both charges in Edgartown District Court.
On the night of Aug. 25, Tisbury Police Officer Nick Sidoti, whoâd been involved with Longinoâs previous charges, allegedly observed Longino at the wheel of a Jeep when he was on his way into work on a motorcycle.