Category: massachusets

2 More Men Arrested During Massachusetts Standoff Arraigned

MEDFORD, Mass.—Two more people charged in connection with an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway last weekend were arraigned on Wednesday under heavy security. The defendants, 10 men and a 17-year-old juvenile, say they are members of a group called Rise of the Moors, and are not subject to federal or state laws. Not guilty…


Armed Standoff With Police Shuts Down Part of I-95

WAKEFIELD—A group of heavily-armed men are engaged in an ongoing standoff Saturday with Massachusetts police, prompting shelter-in-place orders in some areas and sparking massive delays on the holiday weekend as a portion of Interstate 95 remains shut down. The standoff began around 2 a.m. when police noticed two cars pulled over on I-95 with hazard…