09-07-2010, 05:37 PM
Attorney for suspect in delivery man killing says officials are 'demonizing' his client
September 7, 2010 04:10 PM
Boston Globe Staff
The attorney for one of three people accused of carrying out the premeditated murder of a pizza deliveryman today demanded that the media and public officials stop "demonizing'' his client.
Boston attorney Jeffrey T. Karp represents Michel St. Jean, 20, who was arraigned in West Roxbury Municipal Court today on charges of first degree murder. St. Jean and the other defendants, 18-year-old Alexander E. Gallett of Hyde Park and 17-year-old Yaminey Mathurin of Mattapan all pleaded not guilty and were ordered held without bail.
"It's unfortunate that authorities -- whether it be law enforcement or whether it comes from the mayor's office i said the moron mayor needed to STFU or taint the case! and sure as hell the lawyer jumped right on that!! – are demonizing my client in the press and portraying him as some gangster, thug, hitman or terrorist,'' Karp said. "That's just isn’t the case.''
Karp, in a telephone interview this afternoon, said the allegations that his client was involved in the brutal killing of 58-year-old Richel Nova has stunned St. Jean's relatives.
"This is not something that is consistent with my guy's background, history or even demeanor,'' said Karp, who added that St. Jean has never been arrested prior to being charged with participating in Nova's murder. "He has his own life in front of him.'' NOT ANYMORE!
Karp, St. Jean's attorney, said in the interview that his client's clothing had been seized by Boston police during the investigation and that authorities provided St. Jean with a white jumper to wear to court.
Karp said he noticed the jumper -- which is usually worn by investigators at crime scenes to avoid contaminating evidence -- had a hood. Before St. Jean came into the courtroom, Karp said he pulled the hood up over his client's head.
"I simply just did not want to taint the investigation by having my client's picture splashed across the newspapers so it could possibly lead to a misidentification'' by prosecution witnesses, he said. WHAT COMPLETE HORSESHIT! HE HAD JAIL CLOTHES!
September 7, 2010 04:10 PM
Boston Globe Staff
The attorney for one of three people accused of carrying out the premeditated murder of a pizza deliveryman today demanded that the media and public officials stop "demonizing'' his client.
Boston attorney Jeffrey T. Karp represents Michel St. Jean, 20, who was arraigned in West Roxbury Municipal Court today on charges of first degree murder. St. Jean and the other defendants, 18-year-old Alexander E. Gallett of Hyde Park and 17-year-old Yaminey Mathurin of Mattapan all pleaded not guilty and were ordered held without bail.
"It's unfortunate that authorities -- whether it be law enforcement or whether it comes from the mayor's office i said the moron mayor needed to STFU or taint the case! and sure as hell the lawyer jumped right on that!! – are demonizing my client in the press and portraying him as some gangster, thug, hitman or terrorist,'' Karp said. "That's just isn’t the case.''
Karp, in a telephone interview this afternoon, said the allegations that his client was involved in the brutal killing of 58-year-old Richel Nova has stunned St. Jean's relatives.
"This is not something that is consistent with my guy's background, history or even demeanor,'' said Karp, who added that St. Jean has never been arrested prior to being charged with participating in Nova's murder. "He has his own life in front of him.'' NOT ANYMORE!
Karp, St. Jean's attorney, said in the interview that his client's clothing had been seized by Boston police during the investigation and that authorities provided St. Jean with a white jumper to wear to court.
Karp said he noticed the jumper -- which is usually worn by investigators at crime scenes to avoid contaminating evidence -- had a hood. Before St. Jean came into the courtroom, Karp said he pulled the hood up over his client's head.
"I simply just did not want to taint the investigation by having my client's picture splashed across the newspapers so it could possibly lead to a misidentification'' by prosecution witnesses, he said. WHAT COMPLETE HORSESHIT! HE HAD JAIL CLOTHES!