Brad Petrishen

1 week ago | thegardnernews.com | Brad Petrishen

Four men – Adrian Rodriguez, Darius Perkins, Dylan Driscoll and Jorge Rolon – are charged with murdering Obed Addow. Prosecutors allege the intended target had offended Rodriguez and others on social media. All of the defendants are continuing to be held without bail pending trial. WORCESTER — A man who was fatally shot inside a vehicle on Dorchester Street in December was an innocent victim mistaken for another person, lawyers indicated recently in Worcester Superior Court.

1 week ago | thegardnernews.com | Brad Petrishen

David P. Martinson is accused of making sexual comments and touching students inappropriately. He has been placed on paid leave from all school duties, the superintendent says. The school conducted an investigation but the superintendent declined to comment on it, and on students concerns about the school's response.

1 week ago | thegardnernews.com | Brad Petrishen

A state trooper charged with shoplifting more than $1,000 worth of merchandise, including golf balls, from local Target stores was placed on probation for six months May 5 after admitting sufficient facts existed for a finding of guilty. The legal move, a common one known as an Alford plea, will result in the charges being dropped against the trooper, Zachariah Kent, upon successful fulfillment of its terms.

1 week ago | thegardnernews.com | Brad Petrishen

WORCESTER ― The top two leaders of the city's Human Rights Commission – the volunteer board that has been critical of the city’s handling of their attempts at police oversight – will not be reappointed to new three-year terms. Chairwoman Ellen Shemitz and Vice Chairwoman Elizabeth O’Callahan said they received letters May 5 informing them of the decision.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brad Petrishen

AUBURN — Curtis M. Field, the former Auburn High School athletic director arrested in January after police allege he propositioned a local high school minor, is slated to seek dismissal of the charge against him May 6. In recently filed court papers, a lawyer for Field wrote that while the Police Department’s legal complaint “might reveal an aspect of Mr. Field’s personal life,” it failed to prove he knowingly violated the law.