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Fall River Man Released In Boston Murder But Held On Drug Charges- Attorney Sam?s Take

By Altman & Altman

It would appear that Fall River?s Shawn Drumgold, 45, (hereinafter the ?Defendant?) has clutched defeat out of the jaws of victory. He was once wrongfully convicted of a 1988 Boston murder. He ended up being exonerated and released. He then even won a lawsuit, and a $14 million judgment for said conviction. That's where the good news ends. Yesterday, he was back before the bar of justice...now arrested on drug charges, including possession of a Class A substance with intent to distribute. After pleading ?not guilty?, he was released on $500 cash bail. According to a Boston police report, an informant told police earlier this month that drugs were being sold out of a particular Roxbury. Police raided the apartment on Wednesday, the report states, and recovered several bags of heroin and crack cocaine, as well as $304 cash from the Defendant?s person...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on January 28, 2011 (boomark / email).