A criminal case involving a city councilman and a Medford media blogger was thrown out of Cambridge District Court.
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tossed out of court
A criminal case involving a city councilman and a Medford media blogger was thrown out of Cambridge District Court.
A criminal suit brought forward by the Medford Police Department, following alleged harassment and intimidation of Medford City Council president Rick Caraviello that occurred after an incident at City Hall in the summer of 2015, was thrown out of Cambridge District Court on Jan. 31 when a judge decided that the prosecution did not have a legitimate case.
However the judge ultimately found that, since there was no open investigation or court case occurring at the time that Caraviello alleged he was being intimidated by Viglione, the situation did not fit the definition of intimidating a witness, and the case was dismissed on Jan. 31.
"This is the first time I'm aware of that anybody has claimed that you are a potential witness until the statute runs out when no ongoing investigation or judicial proceedings are in existence," said Savage of the odd nature of the case.
