Grand Jury Indictments Announced: 10 Somerville Cases Included

SOMERVILLE, MA—Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced multiple Grand Jury indictments Monday, including ten that involve Somerville cases and area residents.

Here is a look at the indictments:

• Martin Acosta-Rosario, 23, of Somerville, was charged with carrying a loaded firearm without a license and carrying a firearm without a license. The Assistant District Attorney is Kevin Collins.
• Henry Alvarez, 18, of Somerville, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and armed robbery. The Assistant District Attorney is Ceara Mahoney.
• Christopher Carney, 43, of Austin, Texas, was charged with aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, indecent assault and battery (2 counts), and witness intimidation. The Assistant District Attorney is Nicole Allain.
• Nicholas Lewis, 18, of Chelsea, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and armed robbery. The Assistant District Attorney is Ceara Mahoney.
• Mario Mestanza-Moran, 19, of Revere, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (2 counts), armed masked robbery, and home invasion. The Assistant District Attorney is Doug Nagengast.
• Tevon Ngomba, 23, of Somerville, was charged with armed assault to murder, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a license, possession of a loaded firearm, discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, and being an armed career criminal. The Assistant District Attorney is Kate Kleimola.
• Matthew Smith, 47, of Everett, was charged with unarmed robbery, subsequent offense. The Assistant District Attorney is Kevin Collins.
• Edward Stanford, 25, of Somerville, was charged with possession of a Class A substance, possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance, illegal possession of ammunition without a license, and conspiracy to violate the drug laws. The Assistant District Attorney is William Freeman.
• Samuel Stanford, 29, of Somerville, was charged with breaking and entering in the nighttime, larceny of a firearm, use of a large capacity weapon during the commission of a felony, possession of a Class A substance, possession with intent to distribute a Class B substance, illegal possession of ammunition without a license, and conspiracy to violate the drug laws. The Assistant District Attorney is William Freeman.
• Paul Venuti, 36, of Medford, was charged with unarmed robbery. The Assistant District Attorney is Radu Brestyan.