Press Release  Linen held without bail on murder and other charges

PITTSFIELD — A Pittsfield man was arraigned this afternoon in Berkshire Superior Court on several charges.  38 year old GARY LINEN appeared before Judge John Agostini.   

LINEN entered a not guilty plea on his behalf on one (1) count of FIRST DEGREE MURDER in connection with the death of 22 year old Asiyanna Jones, in Pittsfield, on October 2, 2017.

LINEN also had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on two (2) counts of ARMED ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER, one (1) count of ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM and one (1) count of DISCHARGING A FIREARM WITHIN 500 FEET OF A BUILDING.  Those charges stem from the same incident in Pittsfield on October 2, 2017.  It is alleged that BYNUM was involved in an attempt to harm a 38 year old man and a 25 year old woman.    

Judge Agostini ordered that LINEN be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction without the right to bail. 

The investigation was conducted by members of the Pittsfield Police Department, with assistance from the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office, and State Police Detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, members of the Berkshire Law Enforcement Task Force, the Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services Section and the Massachusetts State Police Firearms Identification Section.      

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