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Pittsfield Police Seeking Man Considered 'Armed and Dangerous'
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are looking to arrest a 25-year-old man for assault following an incident early Saturday morning.
Police released few details of the incident but said they are looking for Garrett Vil, also known as Garrett Johnson and Jersey, regarding the incident. Vil is believed to be armed and dangerous and anyone with information about him is asked to immediately call 911 or the Police Department at 413-448-9700.
Vil is wanted on a number of charges and police say they have a warrant for his arrest. He is described as standing 5-feet-6 and weighing 200 pounds.
Police Looking For Missing North County Woman
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — Police are trying to located 39-year-old Joanne Ringer, who was last seen in Clarksburg on Thursday, March 2.
Ringer was believed to have left Clarksburg in a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta with Connecticut license plates - 5AA EX2 - and possibly heading to Easthampton.
She is described as a white, standing 5-feet 7-inches tall and weighing 130 lbs. She has brown eyes, but police say she could be wearing colored contacts, and has brown hair with purple streaks. She has several tattoos including the full length of her right arm. Specifically, she has a tattoo of a female image spanning from the elbow to the wrist and she has piercings on her face and torso area.
Anyone who has seen or spoken to Ringer or knows of her whereabouts is asked to contact the Massachusetts State Police at 413-743-4700 or the district attorney's office at 413-499-1112.
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) March 6, 2017
Suspect in New York Shooting Arrested in Adams
ADAMS, Mass. — A suspect in a New York shooting was arrested Thursday in a Howland Avenue apartment.
According to media reports, U.S. Marshals from Springfield and New York arrested Jovan Bailey, 29, with the help of Adams Police and state police.
Bailey is charged with criminal possession of a weapon and second degree assault and is expected to appear in Berkshire Superior Court. He is wanted in the shooting of a Long Island, N.Y., man in January and will be returned to Suffolk County, N.Y., to answer charges.
According to Dave Milne from the U.S. Marshals Service in Springfield, the New York and New Jersey fugitive task force were searching for 29-year-old Jovan Bailey, who was accused of shooting an unidentified man in Long Island, New York back in January of 2017.
U.S. Marshals in New York were apparently tipped off that Baily was in Adams, where he was staying with two other people. According to news reports, Bailey was asleep when Marshals entered the apartment and thought he was being arrested for unpaid traffic tickets.
Superior Court Briefs: Feb. 28 - March 3.
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Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Monday, Feb. 27.
Albert Dumont, 46, of Great Barrington had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on four counts of rape of a child with force, and single counts of dissemination harmful matter to a minor, and intimidation of a witness.
He was released on personal recognizance. Dumont is accused of sexually assaulting a girl who is now age 11 in Lee between September 12, 2012 and April 1, 2016.
Brandon Green, 24, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of armed career felon, possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended registration, and failure to stop for a police officer.
He was released on $15,000 bail. The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in Pittsfield on January 10, 2017.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Marcus James, 34, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
He was ordered to serve concurrent two and a half to four years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant on Burbank Street in Pittsfield on April 14, 2016.
Chelsey Jan Roy, 28, of Pittsfield had a not guilty plea entered on her behalf on single counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, assault and battery upon a child with injury, and assault and battery upon a child.
She was released on personal recognizance. The alleged incidents occurred in North Adams between September 1, 2014 and October 5, 2015 and involved a child who was 11 months old.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, March 1.
John Squires III, 22, of Dalton pleaded guilty to single counts of unarmed robbery, and larceny from a building.
He was given a two-year suspended sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the larceny charge and placed on two-year probation on the other charge.
Squires robbed the Shell Gas Station in Dalton on July 19, 2015. Single counts of stealing by confining and intimidation of a witness were dismissed by the state.
Stephen Stanley, 32, of North Adams pleaded guilty to three counts of breaking and entering in the daytime with intent to commit a felony, two counts of larceny over $250, and a single count of larceny under $250.
He was ordered to serve concurrent two to two and a half years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on all charges except for the larceny under $250. He was given a concurrent one-year sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction on that charge.
The charges stem from housebreaks in North Adams between August 21, 2016 and August 23, 2016.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday, March 2.
Jay Deeley, 50, of North Adams pleaded guilty to a single count of larceny from a person.
He was ordered to serve 18 months of a two and a half year sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction. He was placed on one-year probation.
Deeley took money from a clerk at Xtra Mart in North Adams on January 1, 2016.
Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Friday, March 3.
Mark Linder Jr., 23, of North Adams had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, conspiracy to violate drug laws, and possession of cocaine.
He was released on $1,000 bail. The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in North Adams on October 4, 2016.
Gavin Mahar, 24, of North Adams pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to violate drug laws in connection with a motor vehicle stop in North Adams on May 6, 2016. He pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to violate drugs laws in connection with a motor vehicle stop in North Adams on June 27, 2016.
Mahar was ordered to serve concurrent one-day sentences at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the May 6 charges. He was given concurrent two to two and a half years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on the June 27 charges.
