Chenghai Xue has been charged with the murder of his nephew Cong Wang in Massachusetts. According to police reports following a court hearing regarding a restraining order Chenghai Xue would run over his nephew Cong Wang with his vehicle before shooting the man several times in the head. Apparently Cong Wang was sleeping with Chenghai Xue wife which led to the deadly encounter. Chenghai Xue has been arrested and charged with murder.
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Chenghai Xue, the man charged with killing his nephew in a courthouse parking lot, will be arraigned Friday for murder.
According to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Xue was at the Cambridge District Courthouse in Medford Thursday afternoon to get an extension of a restraining order against his 23-year-old nephew.ADVERTISING
But the judge denied his request, Ryan said, and Xue got into his car and ran down his nephew in the parking lot, pinning him.
“Mr. Xue exited the car with a handgun, leaned over the nephew and shot him multiple times,” Ryan said.
The nephew, who has not been identified, died immediately.
Xue’s attorney, William Barabino, said he heard the gunshots and ran outside and pinned his client down.
“I just very gently placed a knee on him and sort of rubbed his back,” Barabino said. “He was the type of guy you want working next to you. You know what I mean? So as a result, you’re sitting there going saying, ‘Wow, wow, I didn’t expect that.’”
Barabino said Xue, 44, had taken in his nephew in from China several years ago and then over the last few years that relationship soured.
More information is expected to be released at Xue’s arraignment Friday in Somerville District Court.
“People are always at the courthouse for incidents that are upsetting in some way,” Ryan said. “It’s already a place that’s a very heightened, tension situation. To have something like this unfolding particularly at the end of the day as people were leaving the courthouse — employees were leaving, other things were finishing — is extremely concerning.”
The remains of missing woman Hannah Choi have been found in Maryland. According to police reports Hannah Choi was reported missing by family and friends after she failed to attend work and missed appointments. When police searched her residence everything appeared to be in order however her bedding was missing. Soon police would focus on her boyfriend Joel Mosso Merino who they could not locate.
Surveillance cameras would reveal Joel Mosso Merino removing a large item from the residence. Joel Mosso Merino would then drive to a park in Maryland where he would spend an unusual amount of time. Unfortunately yesterday, March 29 2022, the remains of Hannah Choi would be found inside of the Piscataway Park. There is a large reward for information on Joel Mosso Merino whereabouts.
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Fairfax County police say the body of Kingstowne resident Hannah Choi has been found, and her family is offering a $40,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of her ex-boyfriend.
Hannah Choi, 35, was last seen March 5 at her home in the 5300 block of Jesmond Street. Friends arrived at the house the next day, but got no answer at the door. After Choi missed several appointments and could not be reached, her friends contacted police out of concern.
Officers searched her house and found everything appeared to be in order except for missing bedding from the bedroom, police said in a news release
Through interviews with friends and family, detectives discovered Choi spent “significant time” on March 5 with her live-in ex-boyfriend, Joel Mosso Merino, 27, the release said.
On March 6, detectives identified a vehicle they believed Merino was driving the night Choi disappeared. On March 7, the car was found in D.C., and a search found “evidence to suggest Ms. Choi was harmed prior to her disappearance,” the release said.
Police then obtained warrants charging Merino with second-degree murder and the disposal of a body, but learned he fled the state, the release said.
Based on search warrants, detectives learned “Merino spent significant time” in the park the night of Choi’s disappearance. On March 14, Fairfax police with help from fire and rescue, George Mason University Police, U.S. Park Police and Mason-Dixon Search Dogs, searched more than 800 acres near the park but did not find Choi, the release said.
On Thursday, the sheriff’s office in Charles County, Md., notified Fairfax police about the discovery of a body near Piscataway Park. Over the weekend, the state medical examiner’s office positively identified the remains as Choi, the release said.
On Monday, Fairfax County police announced a $40,000 reward from Choi’s family and community supporters for information that leads to Merino’s arrest.
According to the release, detectives learned that prior to the murder, Merino planned to fly to Los Angeles on March 8. Detectives were waiting for him at the airport, but he never arrived. They learned Merino traveled to Georgia instead, police said
Anyone with information about Merino’s whereabouts is asked to contact detectives at 703-246-7800, option 2. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone – 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), by text – Type “FCCS” plus tip to 847411, and by web or the Fairfax County police app.
Benjamin Walsh has plead guilty to the murder of Olivia Bergstrom. According to court documents Benjamin Walsh would stab Olivia Bergstrom in the Needham Massachusetts apartment that they shared. Benjamin Walsh would then drive to a restaurant and proceeded to attack his parents with a knife, thankfully they would survive. Walsh was initially charged with first degree murder however as part of the plea deal would plead guilty to second degree murder and be sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for twenty five years.
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The man accused in the shocking murder of a woman in Needham in 2018 has pleaded guilty to that killing and to attacking his own parents.
Benjamin Walsh, now 28, was in a relationship with Olivia Bergstrom, 20, when she was stabbed inside the apartment they shared in Needham on September 10, 2018.
Walsh pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder charge on Monday, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s office.
After the attack on his girlfriend, Walsh had driven to a restaurant in Millis and attacked his parents while armed with a knife.
Walsh was sentenced on Monday to life in prison with the right to seek parole after he has served 25 years for the murder, with lesser sentences on the assault charges to be served concurrently, according to the district attorney.
The plea deal was approved by the parents of Olivia Bergstrom and the surviving stabbing victims, before the decision was made to allow Walsh to plead guilty to second-degree murder.
“The Commonwealth has agreed to reduce the first-degree murder charge to second-degree murder with the support of the victim’s parents because the plea to second-degree murder ensures the safety of the community, avoids the challenges and stresses of a trial, acknowledges the defendant’s brutal acts and the twenty-five year minimum sentence prior to the possibility of parole is significant and substantial,” according to the prosecutor’s sentencing memorandum to the judge.
“This brings its own finality to the proceeding,” said District Attorney Morrissey. “The outcome of a trial is never assured, and appeals procedures in murder cases span many years. I cannot imagine the pain of Olivia’s parents, and my thoughts are very much with them today.”
The plea came on the morning that jury selection was slated to begin in the case.
Benjamin Walsh, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the Sept. 10, 2018 death of Olivia Bergstrom in the Needham apartment they shared. After stabbing Bergstrom to death, Walsh allegedly drove to Primavera restaurant in Millis and attacked his parents with a knife.
The owner of the restaurant told NBC10 Boston at the time that Walsh’s family was celebrating a birthday at the restaurant when Walsh showed up and suddenly attacked, stabbing his mother and father until other family members were able to pull him off of them.
Prosecutors said that on the night of the murder, Walsh told his family he was going to kill all of them. But he was in tears when he faced a judge just days later and was forced to listen to the gruesome details.
When police found Bergstrom, prosecutors said she was only partially dressed and covered in blood, with stab wounds all over her body. She had suffered 13 stab wounds to her back and three to her abdomen.
Walsh’s grandfather told NBC10 Boston at the time that Walsh was being treated for mental health issues and Bergstrom and his parents were trying to help him. His father told The Boston Globe that his son had struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues, calling the situation a “nightmare.”
Police records showed that on the night of the killing, Walsh was suspected of using alcohol and drugs.
Judge Beverly Cannone sentenced Walsh on Monday to life in prison with the right to seek parole after he has served 25 years for the murder, with lesser sentences on the assault charges against his parents to be served concurrently.
Prosecutors said they consulted with Bergstrom’s surviving family and Walsh’s parents before deciding to allow Walsh to plead to second-degree murder.
“This brings its own finality to the proceeding,” Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in a statement. “The outcome of a trial is never assured, and appeals procedures in murder cases span many years. I cannot imagine the pain of Olivia’s parents, and my thoughts are very much with them today.”
The plea came on the morning that jury selection in Walsh’s trial had been set to begin.
Carlos Rivera has plead guilty to the sexual assault of thirteen year old Chloe Ricard and to giving the young teen drugs that would ultimately kill her. According to court documents Carlos Rivera would sexually assault thirteen year old Chloe Ricard than give her cocaine that was laced with fentanyl which would ultimately kill her. Carlos Rivera would drop Chloe Ricard off at a hospital after she was unconscious for hours and unfortunately the hospital was unable to save her. Carlos Rivera who had a pattern of giving underage girls drinks laced with drugs so he would be able to sexually assault them was sentenced to 20 to 22 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation.
Carlos Rivera, 49, pleaded guilty to 19 charges Friday in Salem Superior Court including rape, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated rape of a child, indecent assault and battery on a child, human trafficking and several drug charges.
From late 2013 to 2019, officials said Rivera victimized three adult women and seven girls under the age of 18, including 13-year-old Chloe Ricard.
According to the Essex District Attorney’s Office, had the case gone to trial, Essex Assistant District Attorney Jessica Strasnick would have introduced evidence that would have proved that on May 20, 2019, Carlos Rivera drove Ricard, who was unresponsive and without a pulse, to Lawrence General Hospital.
Investigators learned that a friend had received a Snapchat video of Ricard, showing her unresponsive and unconscious at 7:00 am that morning. She remained in that condition at Rivera’s home until he brought her to the hospital 9 hours later, the DA’s office said.
A subsequent investigation found that the defendant provided alcohol, drugs, food, clothing and gifts to multiple girls in exchange for sexual acts, officials said.
“Nothing we do can erase the trauma inflicted by this defendant or bring Chloe back to her family,” Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said. “This defendant engaged in abhorrent behavior and preyed on vulnerable girls and young women solely for his own satisfaction. I hope his pleading guilty today helps the victims understand that what happened to them is not their fault and that they may begin the long process of healing.”
According to NBC Boston, in court Friday, Strasnick detailed the allegations that Rivera admitted in his plea agreement, including recruiting teenage girls between 12-16 years old and having them perform sex acts on each other and him in exchange for drugs and clothes, among other things.
“He would give the girls food, drugs, alcohol, gifts, take them shopping at various places, out to eat — and all they had to do was something sexual to him, with him or in front of him,” said Strasnick, NBC Boston reported.
Judge Thomas Drechsler sentenced Rivera Friday to 20 to 22 years in state prison, followed by 10 years of probation.
Conditions of his probation include orders to participate in substance use, mental health and sex offender evaluations and undergo any treatment deemed necessary, stay away from and have no contact with any of the victims, have no unsupervised contact with children under 18, submit to GPS monitoring for at least 2 years, and comply with the Sex Offender Registry Board.
Karen Reid has been charged with manslaughter for the death of her boyfriend Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe. According to police reports Karen Reid struck her boyfriend of two years John O’Keefe with a blunt object before running him over with her car and leaving him in a snowbank to die. Karen Reid who is a financial lecturer at Bentley University was arrested and charged with manslaughter. John O’Keefe was a widowed father of two was out of at a pub crawl when he returned to his home to find Karen Reid waiting. The two were involved in an argument before he was struck with a blunt object and then run over by a vehicle. Karen Reid has been charged with manslaugher, vehicle homicide, leaving the scene of an accident among other charges. Karen Reid would be released on a $50,000 bond
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In a tearful session before a packed courtroom, a 41-year-old Mansfield woman pleaded not guilty to manslaughter today in connection with the death of a Boston police officer prosecutors say she struck with her Lexus SUV.
Karen Reid later posted $50,000 cash bail at Stoughton District Court before noon and left with her family.
“I hit him, I hit him, I hit him, I hit him,” Norfolk prosecutor Adam Lally said Reid exclaimed to paramedics when they responded to the discovery of officer John O’Keefe’s unresponsive body outside a Canton home during last weekend’s nor’easter.
Arguing for a lower $5,000 bail, Read’s attorney David Yannetti said, “there was no criminal intent,” in the accident, and instead, Read was frantic looking for O’Keefe after he was missing
O’Keefe was her boyfriend of two years, and, “she loved him,” Yannetti said.
In addition, Yannetti, said his client would argue to exclude statements she made after requesting an attorney when police responded.
Reid, who authorities say drove to the Fairview Road area in Canton with O’Keefe, possibly shortly after midnight Saturday, is charged with manslaughter, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle collision causing death and motor vehicle homicide.
O’Keefe, 46, of Canton, was transported to the Good Samaritan Medical Center following his discovery and was later pronounced dead.
Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey said Reid was taken to the State Police Blue Hills Barracks for processing Tuesday night.
“The Boston Police Department continues to grieve over the tragic loss of our brother police Officer John O’Keefe,” Superintendent in Chief Gregory Long said in a statement. “John was a kind person, dedicated to his family, and will be greatly missed by his coworkers and anyone who had the privilege of meeting him.”
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