Canton Coverup Part 442: Norfolk DA’s Office Drops Witness Intimidation And Gun Charges Against Dover Select Board Chairman After Non-Public Agreement Despite Threatening 3 Cops

 

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This is John Jeffries, Chairman of the Board of Selectman in Dover.

Dover is the third wealthiest town in Massachusetts, and the richest in Norfolk County. It’s filled with people like Jeffries who live in million dollar homes and own their own equity advisor companies. As the Chair of the Select Board Jeffries has a lot of sway in the small horse town, including the ability to hire the police chief.

On July 30 Jeffries reported that his car was stolen and told officers there were two guns inside the vehicle. The car was later found but the guns were gone, so he was charged with improper storage of a large-capacity firearm and carrying a firearm inside a vehicle.

On September 2 he went to the police station to report fraud related to his checking account. He spoke with a female officer who said that he appeared agitated. He told the officer that he was “not happy” and that Dover Police “should be worried.” As they walked to the interview room he reportedly said, “you should all be worried, especially the one who works from that corner officer right there,” and pointed to Chief Joseph Vinci’s office. Jeffries is Vinci’s boss, and hired him to be chief after a December 11 interview (Vinci previously worked at Westwood Police Department).

The Officer told Jeffries to calm down and he reportedly responded by saying, “I’m not worried about me, I’ve paid for my mistakes every day since it happened. You all need to be worried now.” When these comments were reported to Chief Vinci the report said that he said “these comments made him feel uneasy and angry.”

Because the Massachusetts witness intimidation statute says that it is a felony if you cause “emotional harm” to anyone involved in an ongoing criminal investigation (even one in which you are the victim of having your car and guns stolen), Jeffries was charged with three counts of felony witness intimidation. (there were 3 cops who heard these comments)

Obviously this is ridiculous and another example of why this law needs to be completely scrapped and rewritten.

The Dover Police couldn’t charge him though because of the conflict (he is their boss), so the Norfolk County DA’s Office State Police Detective’s Unit took over – the same crew of corrupt cops who covered up John O’Keefe and Sandra Birchmore’s murders.

She “stated that Mr. Jeffries had made comments in the past in regard to him hiring her and that she was a good hire,” the report said. “Most recently at the high school graduation ceremony, Mr. Jeffries told a detail officer that she (Officer Kolodziejczk) was a good hire, and that he hired her.”

The Norfolk DA’s Office issued the charges in early October, and the story was covered by WCVB (surprisingly), and the Boston Globe.

In fairness, this might actually be construed as witness intimidation because Jeffries has power over these police officers and was threatening their jobs if they didn’t do what he said. Still, in any other state it wouldn’t be considered that because there were no threats of violence. Massachusetts is the only state in the country where the witness intimidation statute says that it is illegal to cause “emotional or financial harm” to anyone who is labeled as a witness.

But luckily for Jeffries, a month after he was charged with witness intimidation against 3 cops the Norfolk DA’s Office abruptly decided to drop the charges against him on the day he was set to be arraigned.

 

The Norfolk district attorney’s office has dropped criminal charges against the now-former chair of the Dover Board of Selectmen, citing an agreement he struck with the town. John Jeffries had faced arraignment Wednesday in Dedham District Court on five charges related to guns stolen from his car and his interactions with Dover police over it.

The case began last July when Jeffries’ car and the two guns inside it were stolen out of his home driveway. Dover police obtained charges against him last month for improper storage of a large-capacity firearm and leaving a firearm in a vehicle. Jeffries was also charged last month with three counts of intimidation of a witness or police officer. He was accused of using his position as selectman to try and intimidate the police investigating him.

But in a court filing Tuesday, a Norfolk prosecutor wrote, “As a reason, the Commonwealth states that officials from the Town of Dover and Mr. Jeffries have entered into an agreement which, at present, would negate the need to pursue criminal charges. For the reason above, it is in the interest of justice that this matter not be prosecuted further.“

Dover Town Administrator Michael Blanchard said in a statement that Jeffries resigned from the Board of Selectmen as of Oct. 31, adding, “In light of this decision and an apology from Mr. Jeffries to the members of the Dover Police Department, the Town considers the intimidation charges resolved. The Town has communicated this to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office and is satisfied with the outcome.”

So just to review, this guy:

• Abused his position of power
• Violated gun laws, leading to an unknown car thief being in possession of his guns
• Violated the witness intimidation statute by threatening 3 police officers with economic harm if they rightfully charged him with improper storage of a firearm
• Was investigated and charged with witness intimidation by State Police from the Norfolk County DA’s Office
• Got the charges dropped less than a month later with no given reason except that that he “entered into an agreement” with police
• The DA’s only comment is that it was in the “interest of justice” that he not be prosecuted for threatening 3 cops and abusing his power as an elected official

What was the “agreement” that he reached with the town? Do I have the option to negotiate a non-public agreement to make my charges go away? Or does that only happen when you’re in charge of hiring and firing cops? Why does the Town of Dover and Jeffries get to reach an agreement to have the charges dropped, if it’s the DA’s Office that is charging him? Can the Town of Holden and Turtleboy come together to reach an agreement to get my charges dropped?

Just a reminder this same DA’s Office just arraigned a man on 2 counts of felony witness intimidation for leaving rubber duckies around town that hurt Chris Albert’s feelings. I was arrested by the fugitive unit and charged with over a dozen felonies for asking journalistic questions, holding peaceful protests, and doing impressions of Colin Albert on my YouTube show.

Unlike John Jeffries, I didn’t make the community less safe. Because of him there are guns in the hands of unknown bad guys. Because of him 3 officers are scared to lose their jobs if they continue to do their job. Apparently rubber duckies are a bigger threat to the community than guns.

This is what corruption looks like. The DA’s Office isn’t even trying to hide the fact that they are selectively prosecuting individuals for political reasons. Those involved in the Free Karen Read movement will be charged to the full extent of the law because we are challenging Michael Morrissey himself. But people like John Jeffries will have their charges dropped “in the interest of justice” because the 3 Dover cops he threatened aren’t as important as Morrissey and the McAlberts.