Nolle Prosequi Filed In Alleged Domestic Violence Case

WOBURN – Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has announced that the Commonwealth today filed a Nolle Prosequi involving allegations made last week against Lee Gilliam, 33, of Newton. Gilliam, who is employed by the Newton Fire Department, was arraigned on February 27 on charges of assault and battery on a family or household member, kidnapping, and threatening to commit a crime.

In its statement of reasons, the Commonwealth stated, “That it has, in preparation for the upcoming hearing and continued prosecution of this case, continued to develop evidence. Based on an assessment of the present state of the evidence, the Commonwealth has now determined that it cannot sustain its burden of proof. Should the state of the evidence change, the Commonwealth will refile charges.”