Superior Court Briefs: October 2 - October 5

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Monday, October 2.

 

Robert Brady III, 35, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate drug laws.

 

He was ordered to serve concurrent two and a half years at the Berkshire County House of Correction. The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant on Burbank Street on April 14, 2016.

 

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Tuesday, October 3.

 

Eric Hunt, 51, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty to single counts of distribution of heroin with conspiracy to violate drug laws.

 

He was ordered to serve concurrent two to three years at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction. The charges stem from the sale of heroin in Pittsfield on August 17, 2017.

 

Alexander Jack, 72, of Becket had a single count of intimidation of a witness continued without a finding.

 

Jack was accused of intimidating a victim in a criminal investigation in Becket between August 6, 2016 and August 7, 2016.

 

Tiffany Sagastume, 37, of Kenton, Ohio had a not guilty plea entered on her behalf on a single count of reckless endangerment of a child.

 

She was released on personal recognizance. The incident allegedly occurred in Pittsfield between July 1, 2012 and July 10, 2015. The victim is now 18 years old.

 

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Wednesday, October 4.

 

Jennifer Thurston, 45, of Adams pleaded guilty to 19 counts of uttering a false check, 29 counts of forgery, and a single count of larceny - an ongoing and continuing offense.

 

She was ordered to serve concurrent three to five-year sentences at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Framingham with a recommendation that it be served at the Western Massachusetts Woman's Correctional Facility in Chicopee. 

 

Thurston took approximately $23,000 from Jiminy Peak while working there between December 15, 2015 and April 1, 2016.

 

Cases heard before Judge John Agostini on Thursday, October 5.

 

Jacalyn Gavin, 32, of Pittsfield had not guilty pleas entered on her behalf on single counts of conspiracy to violate drug laws and possession of heroin.

 

She was released on personal recognizance. The charges stem from a motor vehicle stop in Lenox on July 15, 2017.