2 charged in alleged break-in, pistol-whipping at apartment.Byline: Scott J. Croteau WORCESTER - Two people have been arrested and charged with breaking into a Blake Street apartment, then pistol-whipping one man and beating a mother who was holding her child. A third suspect was being questioned last night, but charges had not been filed as of 10 p.m. In court yesterday, a defense lawyer representing Joseph Green, 18, of 2 Robert St., Apt. 2, said the charges against his client are false. Police were called to a Blake Street apartment about 8 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report that three people - two men and one woman - forced their way into the home and pistol-whipped a 43-year-old man who answered the door. Mr. Green and a woman identified as Chekima Marcano Pinto pinto Spotted horse, also called paint, piebald, skewbald, and other terms to describe variations in colour and markings. The American Indian ponies of the western U.S. were often pintos. Most pure-breed associations refuse to register horses with pinto colouring. , 22, of 77 Providence St., along with the third suspect, allegedly forced their way inside, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police spokesman Sgt. Kerry F. Hazelhurst. Ms. Pinto, who was present for Mr. Green's arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted in Central District Court yesterday, was arrested by police after she left the courthouse. A 21-year-old woman in the apartment fled into a bedroom with her 2-year-old child, according to authorities. Ms. Pinto is accused of punching the woman in the head and face as she clung clung v. Past tense and past participle of cling. clung Verb the past of cling clung cling to her child. During the commotion, officers said, the male victim fled the apartment and called police. The three suspects left the home, but were chased by the female victim, who had armed herself with a knife, according to police and court officials. At one point, Sgt. Hazelhurst said, Mr. Green pointed a handgun at her and she responded by throwing a piece of a chair at him. The female victim was allegedly attacked again, but managed to cut Mr. Green on the head. The three suspects then left in a green car. Mr. Green, who both victims know, was later arrested at his apartment. Mr. Green, who made the sign of the cross on his body yesterday in court, was charged with home invasion home invasion n. Burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home. Noun 1. home invasion - burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home , assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, reckless endangerment of a child, assault and battery to collect a debt and assault with a dangerous weapon in court. He was placed on $20,000 cash bail on those charges and also had his bail revoked for a possession of marijuana marijuana or marihuana, drug obtained from the flowering tops, stems, and leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (see hemp) or C. indica; the latter species can withstand colder climates. charge he faces. His case was continued to March 11. During yesterday's court proceedings, Mr. Green's lawyer, Robert J. Iacovelli, said his client has several staples staples U-shaped stainless steel or vitallium units with sharp points used for surgical fixation. epiphyseal staples used to staple epiphysis to metaphysis; have metal bracing at the corners. in his scalp. Ms. Pinto was charged with home invasion, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, reckless endangerment of a child, and assault and battery to collect a debt. She is expected to be arraigned in court today. Police and prosecutors said the three suspects went to the apartment to collect money owed to Mr. Green. Mr. Iacovelli challenged the allegation The assertion, claim, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, setting out what he or she expects to prove. If the allegations in a plaintiff's complaint are insufficient to establish that the person's legal rights have been violated, the defendant can make a . "I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. where that story came from," he said in court. "I don't know where the charges come from." Mr. Iacovelli said his client was invited to the apartment to collect money owed him, then was attacked. |
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