Thomas Walsh, 50, of Gloucester, was sentenced on Tuesday to five to seven years in state prison, a week after a Lawrence Superior Court jury found him guilty of armed robbery, assault and battery causing serious bodily injury and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Port Orange Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Churches Covid-19.
Meanwhile, his co-defendant in the case, Corey Richard, 33, of Danvers, pleaded guilty on the eve of trial to the same charges. He was sentenced under a plea agreement to 2 1/2 to four years in state prison on March 11. Holly Hill Sunrise Park Florida AA and NA.
The beating occurred early on Oct. 12, 2016, aboard the fishing boat where the victim, who was 37 and originally from Florida, was living and working at the time.
Prosecutor Lindsay Nasson produced evidence that the two men had been drinking before going onto the boat with a plan to rob the man.
When the victim confronted the men, Walsh and Richard beat and kicked him, leaving him with three fractured ribs and a punctured lung, the district attorney’s office said.
They took the victim’s wallet, which contained more than $300, his watch and sunglasses, the prosecutor showed.
In a press release announcing the sentences, District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett called the crime “a senseless act of violence motivated by greed and fueled by alcohol.”
“The victim, a hard-working fisherman, suffered painful injuries that prevented him from working, and a loss of property,” said the district attorney.
The sentence imposed by Judge Jeffrey Karp for Walsh “reflects the severity of the crime and will provide the victim with some restitution,” said Blodgett.
Following his release, Walsh will be on three years of probation, with conditions that include no use of drugs or alcohol, unless he obtains a medical marijuana card, random testing, a mental health evaluation and treatment, including Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings, and $500 in restitution.
Richard will spend two years on probation following his release, and was also ordered to submit to random drug and alcohol testing.
Both men have been ordered to have no contact with and stay away from the victim.
Walsh’s attorney, Kirk Bransfield, did not immediately return a call Tuesday seeking comment.
Richard was represented by public defender Amy Smith, who also did not immediately return a call Tuesday seeking comment on the case.
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