Superior Court Briefs: May 8.

James Mullen, 22, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on five counts of larceny over $250 from a person 60-year-old or older, three counts of forgery, three counts of uttering and single counts of breaking and entering, larceny from a person over age 65, attempt to commit a crime, to wit: larceny over $250, receiving stolen property over $250, misleading a police officer, furnishing a false name to a police officer and common and notorious thief.

 

He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $25,000 cash or $250,000 surety bail. The incidents allegedly occurred in Pittsfield and North Adams between August 3, 2012 and April 4, 2013. 

 

Shane Rohane, 29, of North Adams pleaded guilty to a single count of assault and batter on a person age 60 or older. 

 

He was sentenced to two to four years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. The charges stem from an altercation in North Adams on October 4, 2012 when Rohane beat up an 60-year-old man. 

 

Two counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon were dismissed by the state.