Driver in crash was sex offender; Police say pot, alcohol in truck.Byline: Kim Ring EAST BROOKFIELD East Brookfield is the name of the following places in the United States:
on charges he provided alcohol to two 20-year-old men and then crashed his truck into a tree, injuring himself and the men Monday afternoon. Dennis P. O'Shea, 56, of 37 Comins Road, North Oxford, also was charged with a fourth offense of driving under the influence of alcohol or .08 percent, possession of marijuana, having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle, and a marked lanes violation. He allegedly told a police officer that his lawyer is "Johnnie Cochran Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr.[1] (October 2, 1937 – March 29, 2005) was an African American lawyer best known for his role in the legal defense during the O. J. Simpson murder case. from the OJ trial." Mr. Cochran died in 2005. Police Chief Aram Thomasian said Mr. O'Shea was driving east on Hines Bridge Road when his 1999 blue Dodge Dakota pickup truck crossed the road and struck a tree. A passenger allegedly told police the truck was traveling 45 to 50 miles per hour on the rural stretch and that he had asked the driver to slow down just before the crash. The tree fell on the truck, pinning Mr. O'Shea in the truck, the chief said. He suffered a broken rib and a fractured wrist and was moaning intermittently during his 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 before Judge Charles A. Abdella yesterday afternoon, Western Worcester District Court in East Brookfield. Mr. O'Shea was clad in a hospital johnny and his left arm was wrapped in bandages. After the accident, police say they found several cold cans of Budweiser beer that one of the passengers allegedly said he had tossed into the woods "out of instinct," according to court documents. An empty nip bottle was located near the truck and a bag of marijuana allegedly was found inside, police said. The chief said Mr. O'Shea was taken by North Brookfield ambulance to Harrington Memorial Hospital in Southbridge and was treated and released into police custody. He was held overnight at the Worcester police station, but before he could be arraigned yesterday in Western Worcester District Court, he was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus in Worcester with an unknown medical condition, Chief Thomasian said. Mr. O'Shea was released from the hospital shortly before his arraignment yesterday afternoon. Police listed the passengers as Robert Branconnier, 20, of 1 Smith Hanson Road, North Brookfield, and Andrew Pelletier, 20, of 4 Lloyd Dyer Drive, Spencer. Both were treated at area hospitals and released. Mr. O'Shea has a lengthy criminal record dating back to the late 1960s that includes charges of rape, assault with intent to rape, larceny larceny, in law, the unlawful taking and carrying away of the property of another, with intent to deprive the owner of its use or to appropriate it to the use of the perpetrator or of someone else. , breaking and entering breaking and entering v., n. entering a residence or other enclosed property through the slightest amount of force (even pushing open a door), without authorization. If there is intent to commit a crime, this is burglary. , car theft and failure to register as a sex offender, along with prior drunken driving cases. His bail was set at $50,000 despite arguments from court-appointed lawyer Mark E. Reardon that Mr. O'Shea's injuries and prior disabilities prevented him from being a flight risk. He said Mr. O'Shea's most recent brush with the law was in 2002. Assistant District Attorney John F. Kennedy "John Kennedy" and "JFK" redirect here. For other uses, see John Kennedy (disambiguation) and JFK (disambiguation). John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917–November 22, 1963), was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in lobbied for a high bail and said the case could end up in Superior Court given the seriousness of the charges. Mr. O'Shea is due back in court Sept. 19 for a probable cause Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a Cause of Action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit. hearing. Officer David Churchey investigated the crash and was assisted by North Brookfield Fire Department personnel, who extricated ex·tri·cate tr.v. ex·tri·cat·ed, ex·tri·cat·ing, ex·tri·cates 1. To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage. 2. Archaic To distinguish from something related. Mr. O'Shea from the truck. Bradford L. Miner of the Telegram & Gazette staff contributed to this report. ART: PHOTO PHOTOG pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. : TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF PHOTO CUTLINE: Dennis P. O'Shea appears yesterday at his arraignment in Western Worcester District Court in East Brookfield. |
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