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| Man Sentenced Following Attack on Middlesex Sheriff’s Corrections Officers |
| By Middlesex Country District Attorney |
| Published: 01/26/2016 |
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WOBURN – Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian announced today that Jack Jennings, 23, of Billerica, was found guilty yesterday of assault and battery and assault and battery with bodily substance following a July attack on two Middlesex Sheriff’s corrections officers. Judge Jennifer Stark sentenced Jennings to serve consecutive maximum penalties of two and a half years in the House of Corrections, from and after two and a half years in the House of Corrections. “The defendant in this case jeopardized the safety of the correction officers while they were performing their jobs,” said District Attorney Ryan. “This conviction reaffirms that individuals, even while incarcerated, will be held accountable for their actions.” “I thank District Attorney Ryan and her team for vigorously prosecuting this case,” said Sheriff Koutoujian. “Acts of violence perpetrated against our officers are unacceptable and the sentence handed down by Judge Stark sends a clear message the justice system reinforces the serious nature of this crime.” On July 24, 2015, correction officers were called to assist in intake of the defendant at the Middlesex Jail and House of Correction. Responding officers found the defendant to be actively resisting officers and being verbally abusive towards staff and threatening towards officers. In intake the defendant refused to comply with the search procedure, which resulted in his being restrained and sent to a separate cell. Once in his cell, he spat on one officer and used his handcuffs to attempt to break the glass of the cell door. On the same day, the defendant attacked a second correction officer assigned to transport Mr. Jennings. The defendant refused to be transported without his glasses, which had been broken during the initial incident at his arrival. While the officer was attempting to fix the defendant’s glasses for him, the defendant struck the officer in the temple with a closed fist, causing injuries to the officer. The prosecutor assigned to this case was Assistant District Attorney Whitney Williams. The case was investigated by the Sheriff’s Investigation Unit (SIU). |
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