Here is the update on the case:
http://tinyurl.com/trialwebmaster
The pretrial conference was scheduled for January 7, 2014 and occurred this morning at 9 AM. Here are the facts in the case thus far:
1)Attorney for the Commonwealth (from D.A. Marion Ryan's office) met with the public defender for the accused in Room 440 of Woburn Superior Court today.
2)A trial date was set for sometime in August of 2014, scheduled for Room 550 of the criminal court.
3)The defendant has been ordered to STAY AWAY from the victim(s) and to stay away from Arbor Point and Station Landing
Arbor Point
http://www.arborpoint.com/
http://www.arborpoint.com/Medford-MA-Apartments/Station-Landing/
4)The defendant claimed INDIGENCY, the court allowing the defendant to file as indigent with proof being that he is on food stamps.
5)The case started in Somerville District court on or about September 4 (the date of arrest appears to also be the date of arraignment.)
A Grand Jury indictment came back on or about November 21, 2013
6)The actual charge is MGL C269 S14(c)
Here is a description of the crime:
Mass. General Law C269 S14(c)
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section14
General Laws
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PART IV
CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES
(Chapters 263 through 280)
PrevNext
TITLE I CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
PrevNextCHAPTER 269 CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
PrevNextSection 14 Deadly weapons, explosives, chemical or biological agents, or other deadly device or substance; threatened use or presence; threat to hijack; disruption of school, public building or transport; punishment; restitution
PrevNext(c) Whoever willfully communicates or causes to be communicated such a threat thereby causing either the evacuation or serious disruption of a school, school related event, school transportation, or a dwelling, building, place of assembly, facility or public transport, or an aircraft, ship or common carrier, or willfully communicates or causes serious public inconvenience or alarm, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 3 years nor more than 20 years or imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than 6 months nor more than 21/2 years, or by fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $50,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
COMMONWEALTH VS. ZAPPELLI, GARY
CASE #MICR2013-01473
ENTRY: 11/21/13
Indictment by a Grand Jury: ADVANCED
Charge: Bomb/Hijack threat with SERIOUS PUBLIC ALARM
12/05/13 Arraignment Woburn Superior Court
1/07/14 Pretrial Conference
The Assistant District Attorney in the case is Amanda Rowan. On September 15, 2013, the Medford Patch was the only publication to post this information about the arrest of the Medford Community Cablevision, Inc. webmaster:http://medford.patch.com/groups/joe-vigliones-blog/p/tv3-webmaster-trial-date-set-for-august-2014
Gary Zappelli, 49, of 21 Overlook Ridge Terrace, Revere, was arrested at 11:01 a.m. Wednesday at 100 Main St. on a warrant for a false bomb threat.
http://medford.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/arrests-in-medford-sept-412
Three different individuals e mailed or phoned this writer about the story after it appeared on the September 15 Medford patch.
For those of you interested in the Public Access TV Situation in Medford, Mass. read on:
"I'm here to make sure that this TV station is the best it can be for
ourselves and for our children," said
the Honorable Judge Marie O.Jackson-Thompson (retired)
ourselves and for our children," said
the Honorable Judge Marie O.Jackson-Thompson (retired)
Handy Links!
TV3 Equipment Article on Boston.com
http://tinyurl.com/voiceattv3
The pretrial conference was scheduled for January 7, 2014 and occurred this morning at 9 AM. Here are the facts in the case thus far:
1)Attorney for the Commonwealth (from D.A. Marion Ryan's office) met with the public defender for the accused in Room 440 of Woburn Superior Court today.
2)A trial date was set for sometime in August of 2014, scheduled for Room 550 of the criminal court.
3)The defendant has been ordered to STAY AWAY from the victim(s) and to stay away from Arbor Point and Station Landing
Arbor Point
http://www.arborpoint.com/
http://www.arborpoint.com/Medford-MA-Apartments/Station-Landing/
4)The defendant claimed INDIGENCY, the court allowing the defendant to file as indigent with proof being that he is on food stamps.
5)The case started in Somerville District court on or about September 4 (the date of arrest appears to also be the date of arraignment.)
A Grand Jury indictment came back on or about November 21, 2013
6)The actual charge is MGL C269 S14(c)
Here is a description of the crime:
Mass. General Law C269 S14(c)
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section14
General Laws
Click to PrintPrint Page
PART IV
CRIMES, PUNISHMENTS AND PROCEEDINGSIN CRIMINAL CASES
(Chapters 263 through 280)
PrevNext
TITLE I CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
PrevNextCHAPTER 269 CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
PrevNextSection 14 Deadly weapons, explosives, chemical or biological agents, or other deadly device or substance; threatened use or presence; threat to hijack; disruption of school, public building or transport; punishment; restitution
PrevNext(c) Whoever willfully communicates or causes to be communicated such a threat thereby causing either the evacuation or serious disruption of a school, school related event, school transportation, or a dwelling, building, place of assembly, facility or public transport, or an aircraft, ship or common carrier, or willfully communicates or causes serious public inconvenience or alarm, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 3 years nor more than 20 years or imprisonment in the house of correction for not less than 6 months nor more than 21/2 years, or by fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $50,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
COMMONWEALTH VS. ZAPPELLI, GARY
CASE #MICR2013-01473
ENTRY: 11/21/13
Indictment by a Grand Jury: ADVANCED
Charge: Bomb/Hijack threat with SERIOUS PUBLIC ALARM
12/05/13 Arraignment Woburn Superior Court
1/07/14 Pretrial Conference
The Assistant District Attorney in the case is Amanda Rowan. On September 15, 2013, the Medford Patch was the only publication to post this information about the arrest of the Medford Community Cablevision, Inc. webmaster:
Gary Zappelli, 49, of 21 Overlook Ridge Terrace, Revere, was arrested at 11:01 a.m. Wednesday at 100 Main St. on a warrant for a false bomb threat.
http://medford.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/arrests-in-medford-sept-412
Three different individuals e mailed or phoned this writer about the story after it appeared on the September 15 Medford patch.
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For those of you interested in the Public Access TV Situation in Medford, Mass. read on:
"I'm here to make sure that this TV station is the best it can be for
ourselves and for our children," said
the Honorable Judge Marie O.Jackson-Thompson (retired)
ourselves and for our children," said
the Honorable Judge Marie O.Jackson-Thompson (retired)