Charges Against Foxborough Explosives Suspect Reduced to Possession of Fireworks

Eight counts of possession of destructive or incendiary device against Stephen A. Mudge Jr. reduced to possession of fireworks during last Friday’s hearing.

The explosives charges against Stephen A. Mudge Jr. following the July 13 incident at America’s Best Value Inn on Route 1 in Foxborough have been reduced to possession of fireworks, according to court documents. Mudge is also being charged with a breaking and entering charge in Norton and possession of a Class B drug (Methadone) and warrants for daytime breaking and entering charges in Easton and Raynham. Mudge, of Easton and Taunton, appeared in Wrentham District Court on Friday, Aug. 10 and saw his eight counts possession of a destructive or incendiary device reduced to eight counts possession of fireworks, according to court documents. At Mudge’s arraignment hearing on July 16, attorney Nancy Winn claimed police “may have overreacted …

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Sportsman's Group Demands Charges in Norton Hunting Incident

Letter written to police Chief Brian Clark, Gov. Deval Patrick, state police and Massachusetts Environmental Police asking for the trooper to be prosecuted.

Police Say Trooper Not Getting Special Treatment [POLLS]

The hunting accident is still being investigated, but no charges have been filed at this time.

Despite some public criticism, police insist that the state trooper who shot a 66-year-old Norton woman in a hunting accident on Dec. 31, the last day of hunting season, is not receiving special treatment. Cheryl Blair, who was wearing a blue coat, was walking her two golden retrievers New Year's Eve when she got knocked to the ground by the gunshot. John Bergeron, 50, also of Norton, mistook them for a deer he saw in the area earlier. The questions lie in the location and time the incident took place. Massachusetts hunting laws state that firearms must not be discharged on the land of another within 500 feet of any dwelling or building in use, except as authorized by the owner or occupant thereof. Because the wooded area is so large, …

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DJ

7:28 pm on Monday, January 9, 2012

and nothing stops them from ripping down the signs. I posted 15 five years ago and none remain. Most were removed by the first year. I never caught who removed them so your guess is as good as mine.   more ›