Suffolk County District Attorney: Former TPD Officer Changes Plea In Civil Rights Case

South End MA

29 April, 2022

8:10 PM

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Press release from the Suffolk County District Attorney: April 28, 2022 BOSTON, April 28, 2022— A former MBTA Transit Police officer yesterday entered a plea to charges he violently assaulted a man who refused to exit a bus and then filed a false report to cover up his actions, District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. "The actions of one officer can sow seeds of distrust in our entire system. I'm grateful to the Transit Police Department for their immediate actions to hold a member of their own ranks accountable and to ensure the wellbeing of the public they serve," Hayden said following Officer NICHOLAS MORRISSEY plea yesterday to charges of violating the then 63-year-old victim's civil rights, assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and filing a false report. This press release was produced by the Suffolk County District Attorney. The views expressed here are the author's own.