Yesterday afternoon Abijah Isaac, age 20 of Sion Farm, turned himself into police after learning that he was a person of interest in the shooting that occurred in Castle Coakley on Sunday that left three people injured. Isaac, who was out on bail after being arrested on January 11 for 2nd Degree Burglary, was positively identified by witnesses as one of the persons who opened fire in the community. Bail for Isaac was set at $75,000. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his Advice of Rights hearing.
A bill to raise the fines for serving alcohol to minors was forwarded to the Rules and Judiciary Committee. With two amendments, one would raise the fines even higher than originally proposed, and a second would require anyone being served at a bar to show an approved identification card. Fine for serving a minor or having a minor sell alcohol from a minimum of $100 to $500 and to a maximum of $4,000, and to raise the minimum for not proofing the identification of minors and displaying a sign from $100 to $500 with a maximum of $4,000. The bill would require the owner of any night club, bar or dance hall to require anyone entering their establishment to show a valid ID.