Somerville Armed Robbery, Coke Trafficking Cases Among Middlesex Grand Jury Indictments

SOMERVILLE, MA – Five cases with ties to Somerville were among the latest round of indictments in Middlesex County. District Attorney Marian Ryan announced on Thursday indictments handed down between March 7 and March 23.

The cases include a Somerville man charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and a Medford man facing fentanyl and cocaine trafficking charges. Below are the indictments:

Robert Bauer, 56, of Boston, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (2 counts), armed robbery, and being a habitual criminal (2 counts). The Assistant District Attorney is Julie Kunkel.

Michael Castillo, 18, of Somerville, was charged as a youthful offender with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault with a dangerous weapon. The Assistant District Attorney is Lisa Labresh.

Dennis Reid, 34, was charged with armed assault with intent to rob. The Assistant District Attorney is Radu Brestyan

Jose Rivera, 33, of Somerville, was charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14. The Assistant District Attorney is Tom Brant.

Dwayne Williams, 31, of Medford, was charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, trafficking fentanyl, trafficking over 36 grams of cocaine, removal of a serial number of a firearm, possession of a firearm as an armed career criminal and possession of ammunition as an armed career criminal. The Assistant District Attorney is Nicole Allain.

Editor's Note: This story was derived from information provided by the Middlesex County District Attorney's office. It does not imply a conviction.

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