For immediate release:
8/14/2015
- Essex District Attorney’s Office
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Carrie Kimball Monahan, Director of Communications
Salem, Massachusetts — The Essex District Attorney's Office has terminated the case against Francisco Garcia, 25, of Salem, who was charged with Accessory After the Fact to Leaving the Scene After Death. A Nolle Prosequi, which withdraws the prosecution of the case, was filed yesterday afternoon in Salem District Court.
After a thorough review of all of the evidence in the case by the Salem Police Department and the Essex District Attorney’s Office, a determination was made that the evidence will not permit the Commonwealth to meet its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
The fatality of the pedestrian, Phillip Grieves, 42, remains under investigation.
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Essex District Attorney’s Office
Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett is committed to holding criminals accountable, securing justice for victims of crime and providing services and drug treatment to non-violent offenders.