Easthampton Woman Gets Pre-Trail Probation For Fatal Crash With Pedestrian Easthampton Woman Gets Pre-Trail Probation For Fatal Crash With Pedestrian Easthampton Woman Gets Pre-Trail Probation For Fatal Crash With Pedestrian
Easthampton Woman Gets Pre-Trail Probation For Fatal Crash With Pedestrian A woman who killed a pedestrian in a 2018 crash has been sentenced to pre-trial probation after a judge ruled she was not fit to stand trial. Ruby Schmid, 62, of Easthampton, will submit to five years of pre-trial probation for a charge of negligent motor vehicle homicide, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said on Wednesday, July 29. Pre-trial probation is a condition in which a judge can place a defendant on probation before a trial or plea of guilty is entered. Schmid is accused of being the driver in a December 2018, crash that killed Denise Herzog, 63, also of Easthampton, w…
Teen Charged With Murder Following Break-in At His Aunt's Montague Home Teen Charged With Murder Following Break-in At His Aunt's Montague Home Teen Charged With Murder Following Break-in At His Aunt's Montague Home
Teen Charged With Murder Following Break-in At His Aunt's Montague Home A Montague teen is being tried with murder in connection with a stabbing earlier this month. Elijah Michonski, 18, of Montague, was arraigned, remotely, in Greenfield District County, on the charges of murder, two counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), two counts armed assault with intent to murder, two counts of home invasion, breaking and entering in the daytime with intent to commit a felony, and motor vehicle larceny, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said. Michonski pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail, the DA said. On July 3, …
Driver Who Allegedly Tried To Run Over Three People With A Bus Is Being Held Without Bail Driver Who Allegedly Tried To Run Over Three People With A Bus Is Being Held Without Bail Driver Who Allegedly Tried To Run Over Three People With A Bus Is Being Held Without Bail
Driver Who Allegedly Tried To Run Over Three People With A Bus Is Being Held Without Bail A Greenfield bus driver accused of trying to hit a man and two children with a public transit bus is being held without bail following a dangerousness hearing. Steven Connell, 38, of Gill, was ordered held without the right to bail during a Greenfield District Court hearing on July 8, according to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. Connell is awaiting trial related to charges stemming from a June 4 incident in which he allegedly tried to hit three people - at least one of whom is black - with his bus by crashing it into a building. According to police reports, three males had bee…