DA Andrea Harrington says further details about the case will be impounded during the investigation. Luis Rosado is being held on one count of murder.
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Luis Rosado, 49, was arraigned Thursday afternoon on a count of murder in Central Berkshire District Court in the murder of his wife of five months, Jillian Tatro Rosado. He is being held without bail.
Rosado is charged with stabbing his 38-year-old wife to death on Saturday night in an apartment they shared at 46 Charles St. in North Adams.
Jillian Rosado's body was discovered on Sunday night.
Luis Rosado was taken into custody at about 8:30 Thursday morning at a private home on Fenn Street without incident, said Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington at a press conference Thursday at her office.
"The chief medical examiner determined that the cause and manner of death was a homicide by multiple stab wounds," she said.
The couple had not been together long but their relationship appears to have been troubled from the start. Jillian Rosado had sought a restraining order against her husband, and he had filed abuse complaints against her.
"They had been together for approximately six months and they had been married for approximately five months," Harrington said, who added that they did not share any children.
The DA said the case details will continue to be impounded during this part of the investigation.
"I just want to extend my condolences to the family of Jillian Rosado. This was terrible, horrible crime that occurred against their loved one, and I want them to know that myself and the investigators working on this case will do everything in our power to ensure that the perpetrator of this crime will be held accountable," she said.
Harrington declined to give more details on where Rosado may have been or how he was found. An arrest warrant was filed against him in Northern Berkshire District Court on Tuesday; State Police and Pittsfield and North Adams police picked him up on Thursday morning.
Rosado was convicted of domestic violence on another individual in October 2020. At the time, he was charged with three counts of assault and battery on a household member, strangulation and larceny and was sentenced to a minimum of a year in the Berkshire County House of Corrections.
According to media reports, Jillian Rosado had requested an abuse prevention order against her husband in March. There were also apparently two open cases against her for domestic abuse. Harrington couldn't speak to details in those cases but said they would be reviewed as part of the investigation.
Harrington highlighted the "extreme danger" of strangulation and the increased likelihood of a perpetrator who has used it once of doing so again. Her office has a strangulation worksheet and checklist for determining this type of assault and wanted the community to be aware of the signs.
Victims of domestic abuse are encouraged to contact police, the District Attorney's office, which has victim advocates available, or the Elizabeth Freeman Center.
This is the second murder in North County this year. In February, a William Gingerich, 36, was arrested in the murder of 71-year-old Dennis Bernardi in Clarksburg. That case has yet to come to trial.
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Neal Secures $700,000 for North Adams Flood Chutes Project
Mayor Jennifer Macksey at last August's signing of an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal has secured $700,000 in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' budget to complete a feasibility study of the Hoosic River flood chutes.
The Corps of Engineers is in the midst of a three-year, $3 million study of the aging concrete flood chutes that control the passage of the river through the city.
North Adams has ponied up $500,000 as part of its share of the study and another $1.5 million is expected to come from state and federal coffers. Neal previously secured $200,000 in the fiscal 2023 omnibus spending package to begin the feasibility study.
The additional funding secured by Neal will allow for the completion of the study, required before the project can move on to the next phase.
Neal celebrated it as a significant step in bringing the flood chutes project to fruition, which he said came after several months of communication with the Corps.
"The residents of North Adams have long advocated for much needed improvements to the city's decades-old flood chutes. This announcement is a substantial victory for the city, one that reaffirms the federal government's commitment to making this project a reality," said the congressman. "As a former mayor, I know firsthand the importance of these issues, especially when it comes to the safety and well-being of residents.
"That is why I have prioritized funding for this project, one that will not only enhance protections along the Hoosic River Basin and reduce flood risk, but also make much critical improvements to the city's infrastructure and create jobs."
But not enough for Finance Committee member Andrew Fitch, who voted against the compensation and classification plan because it did not include a city planner.
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The Corps of Engineers is in the midst of a three-year, $3 million study of the aging concrete flood chutes that control the passage of the river through the city.
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The License Board on Tuesday approved two license transfers including one for V&V and a license for a restaurant in the former BrewHaHa on West Main Street.
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Board Chair Peter Mirante thanked the sponsors of the breakfast event at the Berkshire Hills Country Club, including his employer, Adams Community Bank, for allowing him to attend the nonprofit's many events and functions and encouraging his involvement. click for more