Sebastian M. Pattavina, former owner of The Mod Spa, has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail following a series of sexual assault charges.
Dukes County Superior Court
July 1, 2021
Noah Asimow
An Oak Bluffs man was sentenced to 18 months probation this week after pleading guilty to assault, theft and vandalism charges that arose out of a motor vehicle altercation in Oak Bluffs in the summer of 2019.
July 8, 2021
Noah Asimow
An Oak Bluffs man has been arraigned in Dukes County superior court on 46 charges, including two counts of rape, that stem from a string of alleged incidents over the course of nearly two years.
2018
June 18, 2018
An Oak Bluffs man was sentenced to state prison last week after pleading guilty on child pornography charges.
April 19, 2018
Two Island men were arraigned Thursday morning in Dukes County superior court on charges of distributing drugs on Martha’s Vineyard.
March 30, 2018
The spring sitting of the Dukes County Superior Court begins next Monday, with few criminal cases on the agenda.
2017
November 8, 2017
John P. Hathaway Jr. was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty last week to trafficking in fentanyl.
October 31, 2017
A former longtime Vineyard Haven family won a substantial judgment in superior court last week in a case that dates to 2013 when the state took and demolished their home in order to build the new Lagoon Pond drawbridge.
October 31, 2017
Assistant district attorney Laura Marshard violated the rules when she met with a witness without having his attorney present, a Board of Bar Overseers panel said.
