Suspect Arrested, Charged in Off- Campus Assault
[Where You Read It First Wednesday, March 10,1999 Volume XXXVIII, Number 31 , Suspect arrested, charged in off campus assault by DANIEL BARBARISI . the suspect was unavailable at the Daily Editorial Board . time. The officers left word ofthe A suspect has been identified, situation with family members and arrested, and charged in connec- advised the family to tell the sus tion with the hatred-fueled as- pect to tum himself in. Later that sault on a homosexual student on night, Rafferty surrendered him Feb. 28. Dean Rafferty, 22, ofAr- selfto the police after waiving his lington, was arrested this past. Miranda rights and making astate weekend on several counts of ment. assault and battery with a dan- Rafferty was arraigned at a 10 gerous weapon, his shorn foot. cal court on Monday, where he Rafferty was also charged with pleaded not guilty to the charges. anotherfelony violation stemming He was released on cash bail. A from the fact that his crime was trial date has not yet been set. hate-related. Explaining Rafferty'srelease on According to Tufts University bail, Lonero said, "We don't feel Police Department (TUPD) Lieu- that he's a danger to the Tufts tenant Charles Lonero, a rapid in- community.lfhecontacts anyone vestigation, and especially the involved in the case, he can be questioning ofindividuals present charged with intimidating a wit- ness, and I'll arrest him right then and there." Wonten's studies Lonero commented that he had never seen the cam pus as unified behind one ntajor approved by particular issue as they were in helping this inves tigation reach its conclu TeD Senate, faculty sion.
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