Press Release  Nieves appears in Court, held without bail

PITTSFIELD — A Pittsfield man was arraigned this morning in Central Berkshire District Court on several charges.  19 year old KEVIN NIEVES appeared before Judge Jacklyn Connly. 

NIEVES had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on one (1) count of ARMED ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER, one (1) count of ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, one (1) count of KIDNAPPING and one (1) count of ASSAULT AND BATTERY.  Judge Connly ordered that he be held at the Berkshire County House of Correction without the right to bail.  NIEVES will be back in Court for a pretrial conference on September 20, 2018.       

It is alleged that NIEVES assaulted and shot a 19 year old man near Ashley Reservoir in Washington on August 21, 2018. 

The matter remains under investigation.   If you have information relevant to the shooting please call state police detectives at (413) 499-1112. 

The investigation is being conducted by state police detectives assigned to the District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services and Ballistics Sections, forensic scientists assigned to the State Police Crime Laboratory, state troopers from the Lee and Cheshire barracks, members of the Pittsfield, Dalton, Washington and Hinsdale Police Departments and the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Department. 

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