Superior Court Briefs: May 23 - May 25

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Monday, May 23.

 

Timothy Lewis, 39, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, drug violation in a school zone, breaking and entering in the daytime, intimidation of a witness, assault and battery on a pregnant woman, and resisting arrest.

 

He was ordered to serve concurrent two to three years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on the possession of cocaine, breaking and entering, intimidation of a witness, and assault and battery charges. He was given two and a half to three years on the school zone charge. He was given concurrent time at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the resisting arrest charge. In total he'll serve four and a half to six years. 

 

The charges stem from a domestic dispute in Pittsfield on May 4, 2015. A single count of trafficking in cocaine was dismissed by the state.

 

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, May 25.

 

Michael Martin, 34, of West Hartford, Conn. had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute - his second offense - trafficking in cocaine, and drug violation in a school zone.

 

He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $15,000 bail. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant at Lincoln Street in Pittsfield on March 25, 2016.

 

Albert Kolodziej, 21, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of rape, two counts of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, two counts of strangulation, and single counts of attempt to commit murder, intimidation of a witness, assault and battery, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, reckless endangerment of a motor vehicle, and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

 

He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $25,000 bail. Kolodiej is accused of assaulting a 25-year-old woman in Pittsfield on April 3, 2016 and was involved in a motor vehicle crash the same day.

 

Lance Joppich, 44, of North Adams had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of rape, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person who has attained age 14, and assault with intent to commit rape.

 

He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $5,000 bail. Joppich is accused of assaulting an 18-year-old girl in North Adams between March 1, 2016 and April 19, 2016.

 

Matthew King, 34, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to a single count of possession of heroin.

 

He was ordered to pay a $250 fine. The charge stems from a motor vehicle stop in Pittsfield on October 9, 2015.