City Woman Charged with Manslaughter

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PITTSFIELD - A North Adams woman has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a local woman two years ago. Dawn Cote, 42, of Liberty Street was arraigned Thursday in Berkshire Superior Court. She had not-guilty pleas entered on her behalf for single counts of manslaughter and of distribution of fentanyl. Cote allegedly sold fentanyl, a potent painkiller, to 32-year-old Carlen Robinson of North Adams sometime in the three days before Robinson's death on Nov. 11, 2005. Robinson allegedly died from a fentanyl overdose, say prosecutors. The investigation was conducted by members of the North Adams Police Department and state police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office. Cote was released on personal recognizance by Judge Daniel Ford. A Pittsfield man also was arraigned Thursday before Ford. Lucas S. Marion, 18, of East New Lenox Road, had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of dissemination of visual material of a child in a state of sexual conduct and 23 counts of possesion of visual material of a child depicted in sexual conduct. Ford released him on personal recognizance. It is alleged that Marion possessed and distributed child pornography in Pittsfield between May 17, 2005, and July 26, 2007. The investigation was conducted by state police detectives assigned to the district attorney's office.
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Victim in Fatal Dragging Identified as Pittsfield Man

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are searching for a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run on Tuesday. 
 
The victim was identified on Wednesday as William S. Colbert, 69, of Pittsfield.
 
His body was found nearly four miles away from where he was reportedly struck. 
 
The initial report was that someone was in the road, possibly struck by a motor vehicle, at the intersection of Linden Street and Francis Avenue at about 11:33 p.m.
 
According to the report filed by Sgt. David Hallas, officers were unable to locate either a victim or a vehicle at the intersection. They spoke with witnesses and canvassed the area. 
 
They found him in the road in the 1350 block of West Housatonic Street near the Best Western hotel. 
 
The victim was deceased. 
 
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