Morse Street gang

Gang member murdered Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan, then was arrested three days later for selling fentanyl, DA, feds say

By adamg - 2/6/23 - 4:37 pm

An alleged Morse Street gang member arrested on federal drug charges on Friday was charged today with murdering Tyler Lawrence, 13, of Norwood at Babson and Fremont streets in Mattapan on Jan. 29, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

Member of Dorchester gang gets three years for drug dealing

By adamg - 6/16/21 - 9:38 am

The US Attorney's office reports a federal judge has sentenced David A Woods, 32, to three years in prison and three years probation for being caught selling crack and fentanyl to a buyer who was working for the FBI in the fall of 2019. Read more.

No coronavirus pre-trial release for alleged Dorchester drug dealer who claims he has both sickle-cell anemia and asthma

By adamg - 5/5/20 - 10:28 pm

A federal judge today denied a request from David Wood of Dorchester that he be allowed to await trial on fentanyl and crack distribution charges because the existing conditions he says he has would put him at high risk for complications should he contract Covid-19. Read more.

Alleged Dorchester gang member charged with selling fentanyl, crack

By adamg - 12/19/19 - 11:36 pm

The US Attorney's office in Boston today charged David Wood, 30, with possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, after he allegedly sold fentanyl and crack to a "cooperating witness" three times over the past month. Read more.