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Superior Court Briefs: Jan. 9 - Jan. 12

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Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Monday, Jan. 9.
 
John Smith, 52, of Hinsdale pleaded guilty to three counts of larceny of a firearm, and single counts of unarmed burglary, breaking and entering in the nighttime, larceny over $250, and conspiracy to commit a crime.
 
He was ordered to serve 18 months of a two and a half year sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction on all charges except for unarmed burglary. He was placed on three years probation on that charge.
 
The charges stem from a housebreak in Pittsfield on May 28, 2012.
 
Richard Martel, 27, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to a single count of aggravated assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon.
 
He was ordered to serve four to six years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction.
 
The incident occurred in Pittsfield on February 29, 2016 and involved a 37-year-old woman. Single counts of armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon on a pregnant victim were dismissed by the state.
 
Jennifer Martin, 26, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on her behalf on single counts of trafficking a person for sexual servitude and conspiracy to traffick a person for sexual servitude.
 
She was released on personal recognizance. The charges stem from an incident in Berkshire County involving a 19-year-old woman on October 20, 2016.
 
Thomas Nelson, 31, of Williamstown had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of enticing a child under the age of 16, and disseminating harmful matter to a minor.
 
He was released on personal recognizance. The incidents allegedly occurred in Williamstown between April 1, 2016 and August 11, 2016 and involved a 13-year-old girl.
 
Manuel Pryjma, 27, of Great Barrington had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on three counts of rape.
 
He was released on personal recognizance. Pryjma is accused of assaulting a 21-year-old woman in Great Barrington on July 23, 2016.
 
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, Jan. 11.
 
Lauriano Maysonet, 34, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of kidnapping, armed robbery while masked, larceny over $250, intimidation of a witness or other person, and fraudulent use of a credit card.
 
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $25,000 bail. The incident allegedly occurred in Pittsfield on December 12, 2016 and involved a 52-year-old woman.
 
Joseph Loftus, 36, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of kidnapping, armed robbery while masked, larceny over $250, intimidation of a witness or other person, and fraudulent use of a credit card.
 
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $5,000 bail. The incident allegedly occurred in Pittsfield on December 12, 2016 and involved a 52-year-old woman.
 
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday, Jan. 12.
 
Shaun Morton, 46, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, drug violation in a park zone, and possession of Suboxone.
 
He was ordered to serve two and a half to three years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on the possession of cocaine with intent to distribute charge. He was given two and a half years to be served on and after the first on the park zone charge. He was given a concurrent one-day sentence on the other charge. The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in Pittsfield on June 11, 2015.
     

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