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September 26, 2007

Former Somerset man turns himself in at courthouse

John P. Makuch, a former Somerset, Mass., man who was ordered by a judge to leave the town last June but then became a fugitive this week, for an alleged attack in Somerset on his daughter's boyfriend, turned himself in at Fall River District Court this morning.

Makuch, 50, with a last known address of 45 Malbone St., Lakeville, Mass., was released following a court hearing today and he has a Nov. 14 violation hearing.

The police said that on Monday last week, Solomon Haddad, 25, reported that he had stopped his car at Read Street and Riverside Avenue, with 25-year-old Holly-Lyn Makuch with him. Makuch left his red Ford Explorer, crossed County Street, reached through the window and tried to punch Haddad, according to the police.

He missed, but allegedly tried again, slapping Haddad in the face. Haddad, son of state Rep. Patricia Haddad, went to the police station.

Police Chief Joseph C. Ferreira said this week that although Haddad didn’t want to press charges, his department did.

For the case that resulted in a judge's ruling last June, Makuch had pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal harassment, three counts of witness intimidation, one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, five counts of disturbing the peace and one count of disorderly conduct. Since 1998, the police have said, they had been called to his neighborhood about 120 times as a result of various complaints, most involving him.

Makuch has said the charges were part of a conspiracy against him and his family.

Today, Makuch's wife Lorraine said of the assault/fugitive allegation this week: "I think it was something blown out of proportion -- it made him look like a big, bad criminal when there was no need for it."

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer C. Eugene Emery Jr.

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 4:21 PM | Permalink

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