Superior Court Briefs: Nov. 15 - Dec. 1

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Tuesday, Nov. 15.

 

Brian Schaffer, 60, of Lee, pleaded guilty to four counts of possession of child pornography.

 

He was given a two-year suspended sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction and placed on three-years probation.

 

Schaffer was in possession of child pornography in Lee on August 1, 2015.

 

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, Nov. 16.

 

Russell Allison, 43, of Pittsfield, had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of a loaded firearm, armed career felon, and assault by means of a dangerous weapon.

 

He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $5,000 bail. The charges stem from an incident in Pittsfield on October 4, 2016.

 

Clinton Jennings, 32, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on single counts of aggravated rape, threat to commit a crime to wit: murder, and breaking and entering in the daytime. 

 

He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $5,000 bail. The incident allegedly occurred in Pittsfield on September 26, 2016 and the alleged victim is a 27-year-old woman.

 

Reymon Delacruz-Batista, 27, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty to single counts of trafficking in cocaine, possession of heroin with intent to distribute, and illegal ownership of a firearm.

 

He was ordered to serve concurrent three to four years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction on the trafficking in cocaine and heroin charges. He was given a concurrent two-year sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the other charge.

 

The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant at his Dalton Avenue home on June 18, 2015. A single count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony was dismissed by the state.

 

Jarritt White, 35, of Pittsfield, was found guilty of single counts of illegal ownership of a firearm, and improper storage of a firearm.

 

He was released on personal recognizance pending sentencing. On Thursday, he was sentenced to one-year of a two-year sentence at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the illegal ownership of a firearm and placed on two-years probation on the other charge. He was also given a $1,250 fine.

 

While was found not guilty of single counts of possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card.

 

The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant on West Housatonic Street on July 3, 2015. 

 

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday, Nov. 16.

 

Dylan Ducharme, 21, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty to three counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon, and single counts of assault and battery, illegal possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition without a firearm identification card, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building.

 

He was sentenced to two years at the Berkshire County House of Correction on the illegal possession of a firearm charge. He was placed on probation for two years on the assault by means of a dangerous weapon charge. He was given concurrent time on the other charges.

 

The charges stem from an incident on Hull Avenue on May 14, 2016. A single count of illegal possession of a loaded firearm was dismissed by the state.

 

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Monday, Nov. 28.

 

Leonel Osmin Olmedo, 27, of North Adams was found not guilty of two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person who has attained age 14 and a single count of rape.

 

Olmedo was accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old woman in North Adams on January 27, 2016 and February 8, 2016.

 

Roselin Dadak, 28, of Pittsfield had a not guilty plea entered on her behalf on a single count of breaking and entering a building during the daytime with intent to commit a felony.

 

She was released on $500 bail. Dadak is accused of breaking into the home of a 27-year-old woman in Pittsfield on September 26, 2016. 

 

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday,Dec. 1.

 

Alan Vigiard, 51, of Adams had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two counts of possession of child pornography and a single count of dissemination of child pornography.

 

He was ordered to be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction on $50,000 bail. The incident allegedly occurred in Adams on May 27, 2016.