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Superior Court Briefs: Sept. 26 - Sept. 29

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Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Monday, September 26.
 
Jose Liriano-Vasquez, 30, of Pittsfield was found guilty of single counts of possession of cocaine and possession of heroin. 
 
He was ordered to serve concurrent one-year sentences at the Berkshire County House of Correction. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant at his Harvard Street home on June 18, 2015. 
 
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, September 28.
 
Timothy Welch, 47, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of breaking and entering in the nighttime, possession of burglarious tools, larceny from a building, and common and notorious thief. 
 
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $10,000 bail. Welch is accused of breaking into the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield on May 12, 2016.
 
Henry Brazeau, 49, of North Adams had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on three counts of rape, and two counts of caretaker abuse of a disabled person.
 
He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire COunty House of Correction on $50,000 bail. The charges stem form an incident involving a 22-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man in North Adams between May 15, 2016 and July 20, 2016.
 
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday, September 29.
 
Tammy Armstrong, 31, of North Adams pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of heroin, using a motor vehicle without authority, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, and number plate violation.
 
She was ordered to serve 583 days at the Berkshire County House of Correction, with time served, on the cocaine and using a motor vehicle without authority charges. She was ordered to serve two years, sentence suspended for 18 months, on the possession of heroin charge. She was concurrent time on operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license charge and the number plate violation was filed.
 
The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in North Adams on February 24, 2015.
 
Jason Burgos-Ledford, 24, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to a single count of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
 
He was ordered to serve nine months of a two and a half year sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction. The charge stems from a motor vehicle stop in Pittsfield on September 8, 2015.
 
A single count of conspiracy to violate drug laws was dismissed by the state.
 
Jeffrey Benoit Jr., 26, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to two counts of burning a dwelling house, burning a motor vehicle, and burning personal property.
 
He was ordered to serve 304 days of a two-year sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction, with time served. He was also placed on two-years probation.
 
The charges stem from a series of incident in Pittsfield on December 1, 2015.
     

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