Norfolk DA Withdraws Dangerousness Hearing; Home Invasion Suspect Held on $250K Each

WEYMOUTH, MA — Two brothers who were scheduled to face a dangerousness hearing for a home invasion were instead ordered held on bail.

Alfredo A. Galarza, 25, and Samuel J. Galarza, 27, both from Weymouth were both arrested Dec. 12 and charged with home invasion, carrying a dangerous weapon, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of assault and battery and unlawful possession of ammunition, according to the Weymouth Police Department. They were ordered held pending a dangerousness hearing but Norfolk County District Attorney's office spokesman David Traub told the Weymouth News that they withdrew their petition and requested $500,000 bail for each bother.

A Quincy District Court judge ordered the two held on $250,000 cash bail each. If they meet bail, they must stay away from the victim.

At about 9:00 p.m. Dec. 11, officers responded to 93 Audubon Rd. for a report of a home invasion. The victim, a 31-year-old man, told police that two men kicked in his door and pistol-whipped him. The victim was transported to South Shore Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The victim told police he knew who the men were and was able to identify the. Officers located the two suspects at an apartment at 79 Donald St. Upon arrival, the suspects refused to open the door. After a search warrant was obtained for the apartment by investigating officer and a Metro-LEC SWAT team responded to the scene, both suspects exited the apartment and surrendered to police.

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