Three Quincy teenagers faced the judge in a brutal subway attack, with an 18-year-old being slapped with a $1500 bail and a keep-away order from his victims, while two 17-year-olds could shell out $200 to walk free until their June hearings, according to the Suffolk District Attorney's Office.
Aidan McGuinness, 18, an adult in the eyes of the law, appeared in Roxbury BMC, accused of unarmed robbery and assault and battery causing serious injury. The incident left several Duxbury teens bloodied at Kenmore MBTA station. Judge Maureen Flaherty wasn't having it, setting bail and barring McGuinness from making contact with the teenagers he allegedly terrorized. His return to the courtroom is marked for June 24, 2024, for a probable cause hearing, as announced by the Suffolk DA's Office.
The attack on May 10 left four victims in shambles, and police, pooling resources from station video, a Snapchat video watcher, and Quincy school officials, slapped McGuinness and two other juveniles, charging them with a list of offenses including assault with dangerous weapons and unarmed robbery, as indicated in the DA's press release.
In a demonstration of the law's reach, the two unidentified minors, shielded by juvenile anonymity, received their judicial reprimand in Suffolk Juvenile Court. Judge Peter Coyne called for bails at $200 and echoed the mantra of staying away from the victims. He set a date for them to reconvene on June 24, offering them a chance to either own up to or dispute the slew of charges against them, ranging from wielding a knife to subjecting a victim to the hard facts of cement. "These individuals may have thought they could launch a brutal and unprovoked attack on a group of young people and get away clean, but the tenacity of transit police combined with help from the victims, the public, and video and social media evidence proved them wrong," reflected District Attorney Kevin Hayden on the case, according to the DA's press release.
Plunging further into the night of the event, at approximately 10:14 p.m. gory details surfaced of the teens being pummeled, one flaunting a blade tucked in his waistband, rounding off their show of violence by pilfering a jacket and sneakers, which police later found mangled near the assault scene. The statement by Hayden, which emphasized the raw fear and serious injuries endured for merely enjoying a night in the city, was obtained by the DA's inaugural press release.
