Superior Cout Briefs: Aug. 3 - Aug. 6

Cases heard before Judge Daniel Ford on Monday, August 3.

 

Jeffery Butler, 34, of Pittsfield had a not guilty plea entered on his behalf on a single count of trafficking in cocaine.

 

He was released on $2,500 bail. The charge stems from a motor vehicle stop in Lenox on June 13, 2015.

 

Benjamin Fielding, 26, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of conspiracy to violate drug laws to wit: distribution of heroin, and single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, drug violation in a school zone, and possession of heroin.

 

He was released on personal recognizance. The charge stems from an incident in Pittsfield on June 8, 2015.

 

William Kachuk, 51, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of conspiracy to violate drug laws to wit: distribution of heroin, and possession of heroin.

 

He was released on personal recognizance. The charge stems from an incident in Pittsfield on June 8, 2015.

 

Cases heard before Judge Daniel Ford on Thursday, August 6.

 

Ryan Babcock, 30, of New Marlborough pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and possession of oxycodone with intent to distribute.

 

He was ordered to serve concurrent three to four years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. He will begin those sentences on Sept. 3.

 

The charges stem from a domestic dispute call in Great Barrington on June 5, 2013. Single counts of resisting arrest, assault and battery on a public employee, and disorderly conduct were dismissed by the state.