MA - Man stabs 4 at theater in Braintree and 2 at McDonalds in Plymouth, arrested, may be linked to murder in Connecticut - 25 May 2024

[steeltowngirl]

Suspect in stabbing rampage arraigned, linked to Connecticut homicide

New details were revealed in court documents Tuesday. One witness told police that Ravizza reminded her of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining."

www.boston.com

"When asked about the chain of events that led to him being arrested and hospitalized, Ravizza told a nurse that he “wanted to have fun” Saturday night, according to a police report filed by State Police troopers who interviewed witnesses and reviewed surveillance footage."

and

"The first person to be attacked at the McDonald’s was a 28-year-old man working the drive-through window, according to the State Police report. He told police that a man matching Ravizza’s description ordered two double cheeseburgers, a small order of fries, and a McFlurry. At the window, the man asked for a fork and knife, and grew agitated as he asked the employee to check the bag to make sure the order was correct. The employee said he emptied the bag and refilled it to show Ravizza that everything was there."

Many more details in the linked article.

Sickening. The young girls in the theater just trying to spend time on a holiday weekend watching IF, an animated family comedy.

And from the linked article - this poor woman must feel terrorized.

“The female victim had only been in the U.S. for a few days at the time of the attack, and Saturday was her first shift at the McDonald’s.”

Welcome to America.

jmo

 

[vls12345]

Ravizza loses Edgartown defense lawyer - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Jared Ravizza, the Vineyarder accused of last weekend’s off-island stabbing spree, has lost his defense lawyer in a separate West Tisbury assault case. Edgartown attorney Robert D. Moriarty told the Edgartown District Court that his attorney–client relationship with Ravizza had suffered “an...

www.mvtimes.com

"Jared Ravizza, the Vineyarder accused of last weekend’s off-island stabbing spree, has lost his defense lawyer in a separate West Tisbury assault case."

and

"“There is an irretrievable breakdown in the attorney-client relationship between Mr. Ravizza and I,” Moriarity wrote in his motion to the court. “I am respectfully requesting that I be allowed to withdraw from this case.”

Judge Paul G. Pino approved the request Wednesday. Ravizza is due in the Edgartown court on July 22 for his arraignment on the April charges."

 

[asmi106082]

Connecticut really has had its share of tragic craziness. I know most places do, but one of the worst ever - Sandy Hook - happened there. Peter Manfredonia went on a wild shooting spree. And now this kook, Jared R.

jmo

Isn’t it also where the doctors wife and two daughters were killed by armed intruders? I was so heartbroken by that one. MOO thought it was CT?

 

[steeltowngirl]

Isn’t it also where the doctors wife and two daughters were killed by armed intruders? I was so heartbroken by that one. MOO thought it was CT?

Yes! I hadn’t thought of that case in a long time. The Petit family, Cheshire CT, home invasion. Brutal murders.

 

[vls12345]

Ravizza Arraigned on Braintree Stabbing Charges

Jared Ravizza, 26, appeared virtually in Quincy District Court Thursday where a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf for charges connected to the alleged stabbing of four girls in a movie theatre.

vineyardgazette.com

Quite a bit of additional info in this article.

"Jared Ravizza, 26, appeared virtually in Quincy District Court Thursday where he was arraigned on four counts of assault to murder and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

The charges stem from an incident where Mr. Ravizza, who police said had a Chilmark address, allegedly went into the Braintree AMC movie theatre on May 25 and stabbed four girls between the ages of 9 and 17. "

and

"Mr. Ravizza met Mr. Feldman and developed a friendship within the past few months and apparently had been living together as roommates, a Braintree police officer recalled being told by Connecticut state police.

The two men used lots of drugs, according to the report, and owned two dogs. After an incident where Mr. Ravizza allegedly smashed a Deep Rive neighbor’s windows in with a shovel, police went to the Deep River home and found Mr. Feldman and the dogs dead from serious injuries believed to be inflicted by a knife, according to the Braintree police report."

 

[vls12345]

Wow. Lots of new info here.

New details emerge in Ravizza's ties to homicide victim - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Police reports show that accused South Shore stabber Jared Ravizza knew Bruce Feldman on the Vineyard long before police identified Ravizza as a suspect in the death of the 70-year-old Connecticut man over the Memorial Day weekend. On Christmas Day last year, Feldman called 911 on the Vineyard...

www.mvtimes.com

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Ravizza Arraigned on Braintree Stabbing Charges

Jared Ravizza, 26, appeared virtually in Quincy District Court Thursday where a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf for charges connected to the alleged stabbing of four girls in a movie theatre.

vineyardgazette.com

Quite a bit of additional info in this article.

"Jared Ravizza, 26, appeared virtually in Quincy District Court Thursday where he was arraigned on four counts of assault to murder and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

The charges stem from an incident where Mr. Ravizza, who police said had a Chilmark address, allegedly went into the Braintree AMC movie theatre on May 25 and stabbed four girls between the ages of 9 and 17. "

and

"Mr. Ravizza met Mr. Feldman and developed a friendship within the past few months and apparently had been living together as roommates, a Braintree police officer recalled being told by Connecticut state police.

The two men used lots of drugs, according to the report, and owned two dogs. After an incident where Mr. Ravizza allegedly smashed a Deep Rive neighbor’s windows in with a shovel, police went to the Deep River home and found Mr. Feldman and the dogs dead from serious injuries believed to be inflicted by a knife, according to the Braintree police report."

I dunno.... after a time away from this bizarre case...
I just think he should spend his life at Bridgwater and maybe, eventually McLean (the two huge mental health facilities in the Boston area), and call it a day.
No taxpayer dollars spent.
Parents could visit.

But I am probably kidding myself.... he is probably going to make a case for his brilliance and sanity.

 

[BeginnerSleuther]

I dunno.... after a time away from this bizarre case...
I just think he should spend his life at Bridgwater and maybe, eventually McLean (the two huge mental health facilities in the Boston area), and call it a day.
No taxpayer dollars spent.
Parents could visit.

But I am probably kidding myself.... he is probably going to make a case for his brilliance and sanity.

Taxpayer dollars are definitely spent on keeping someone in a mental health institution so I don't know what you mean. He also would only be eligible to be in a ward for the criminally insane and only state hospitals have those wards so it isn't like he could just stay at any mental health hospital.

 

[vls12345]

Jared Ravizza, man accused of stabbing workers at Plymouth McDonald’s, held without bail - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

PLYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - The man who allegedly stabbed workers at a Plymouth rest area restaurant was ordered to be held without bail in court<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/jared-ravizza-man-accused-of-stabbing-workers-at-plymouth-mcdonalds-held-without-bail/">Read More</a>

whdh.com

Looks like his next court date is August 6.

 

[HMSHood]

The case also reminds me of the guy who killed Gianni Versacci.

Andrew Cunanan

 

[vls12345]

Article from earlier this month (Sept. 10).

Ravizza Indicted on Plymouth Stabbing Charges

A Plymouth County grand jury indicted Jared Ravizza after he allegedly stabbed two employees at a Plymouth McDonald's.

vineyardgazette.com

"Jared Ravizza, 27, was indicted Friday on two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and one count each of assault to murder and indecent exposure connected to two stabbings at a roadside McDonald’s in Plymouth."

and

"He has not yet been extradited to Connecticut for the murder charges.

Mr. Ravizza is scheduled to have an arraignment in Edgartown on past assault charges on Thursday, a probable cause hearing in Quincy on Sept. 19 and a probable cause hearing in Plymouth on Sept. 24."

 

[vls12345]

Man Who Allegedly Stabbed Workers At A Plymouth Rest Area Restaurant Indicted – Plymouth County District Attorney's Office

plymouthda.com

 

[vls12345]

Ravizza Faces Fresh Indictments

Jared Ravizza, who had been living on the Island, was indicted by a Norfolk County grand jury last week for charges connected to stabbings at a Braintree movie theatre.

vineyardgazette.com

Jared Ravizza, 27, was arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court on Sept. 16, pleading not guilty to four counts of assault to murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a child under 14 and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Mr. Ravizza was held without bail after the latest Norfolk Superior Court hearing and is scheduled to have a dangerousness hearing next week. He is currently being held at Plymouth County House of Corrections.

Mr. Ravizza, who is also facing assault charges in West Tisbury for allegedly attacking his father, was scheduled to be arraigned on the Vineyard in September but the hearing was delayed. He is expected to appear in Edgartown District Court virtually for the hearing on Nov. 14.

 

[vls12345]

Jared Ravizza, who allegedly stabbed workers at Plymouth McDonald’s, continues to be held without bail - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News

BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - The man who allegedly stabbed workers at a Plymouth McDonald’s in May will continue to be held without bail until his<a class="excerpt-read-more"...

whdh.com

The man who allegedly stabbed workers at a Plymouth McDonald’s in May will continue to be held without bail until his trial, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office.

Prosecutors cited the threat they believe Ravizza would pose to the public if he was released before his trial.

He is slated to return to court Nov. 19.

 

[vls12345]

Stabbing spree suspect pleads not guilty to new indictment

He faces charges in two Massachusetts courts in connection with the stabbing spree and charges are pending in connection with a homicide in Connecticut.

www.wcvb.com

Case timeline: Saturday, May 25:

• 3:36 p.m. - Connecticut State Police respond to a reported disturbance on Meeriwold Lane in Deep River, CT. A victim, later identified as Bruce Feldman, 70, was pronounced dead at the scene.
• 6 p.m. - Approximate time of the stabbing of four girls between the ages of 9 and 17 inside AMC Braintree.
• 6:30 p.m. - Massachusetts State Police in Springfield are asked by Connecticut State Police to check Ravizza's Agawam residence.
• 6:59 p.m. - Surveillance video described in the criminal complaint shows Ravizza in the drive-thru at the Route 3 South service plaza McDonald's in Plymouth.
• 7:10 p.m. - Officer applied a tourniquet to wounded woman's arm at McDonald's.
• 7:34 p.m. - Connecticut State Police said they were told by Massachusetts State Police about Ravizza's arrest following the crash in Sandwich.

 

[vls12345]

Ravizza pleads not guilty to local charges - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Jared Ravizza, a man with ties to Chilmark who allegedly stabbed multiple people this May in Braintree and Plymouth, pleaded not guilty Thursday to local assault-and-battery and property vandalism charges filed back in April. The April charges stemmed from when Ravizza allegedly assaulted his...

www.mvtimes.com

Jared Ravizza, a man with ties to Chilmark who allegedly stabbed multiple people this May in Braintree and Plymouth, pleaded not guilty Thursday to local assault-and-battery and property vandalism charges filed back in April.

Edgartown-based attorney Robb Moriarty withdrew as Ravizza’s privately retained counsel in May after the alleged stabbings.

Ravizza was also removed from a pretrial diversion program for this case in the spring and scheduled instead for arraignment, due to his alleged stabbing spree.

Ravizza is facing several other charges across the state and he is a suspect in the murder of 70-year-old Bruce Feldman in Connecticut, who is believed to have been his roommate. Two dogs were also found dead with Feldman at the man’s residence. Ravizza has not been arraigned yet in that case.

 

[vls12345]

Bumping. Does anyone know how to access/follow the cases for JR? I would think there should be cases in MA and CT. I don't know if there are/will be federal charges since the murder/attacks/spree crossed state lines?