Superior Court Briefs: Dec. 4 - Dec. 6

Cases heard before Judge Daniel Ford on Monday, December 4.

 

Nicholas Beauchamp, 29, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of breaking and entering in the nighttime and two counts of larceny from a building.

 

He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $25,000 bail.

 

Beauchamp is accused of breaking into Becket General Store in Becket on September 3, 2017 and Angelina's Sub Shop in Pittsfield on September 15, 2017 and taking an ATM from both locations.

 

Cases heard before Judge Daniel Ford on Tuesday, December 5.

 

Jeremy Paul, 40, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to two counts of illegal ownership of a firearm, two counts of improper storage of a firearm, and a single count of possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card.

 

He was ordered to serve 18 months at the Berkshire County House of Correction.

 

The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant at his Linden Street home on April 28, 2017. A single count of armed career felon was dismissed by the state.

 

Cases heard before Judge Daniel Ford on Wednesday, December 6.

 

Brian Whittaker, 33, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, conspiracy to violate drug laws, and possession of cocaine.

 

He was ordered to serve concurrent three to four years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on the possession of heroin with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate drug laws charges. He was given a concurrent 10-day sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the possession of cocaine charge. He will begin his sentence on January 8, 2018.

 

The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in Pittsfield on July 25, 2016.