On Tuesday, July 11, American citizen Caleb Boateng, 24, made an appearance before a Central District Court in Worcester, Massachusetts.
It was his first court appearance since a 13-hour confrontation with police last Friday (July 7) that resulted in gunshot wounds for his mother and sibling.
Six accusations were read to Caleb for the first time after they noticed his black designer T-shirt and messy hair.
They involved, among others, two counts of assault to murder (armed), two counts of assault and battery with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, among other charges.
The local news portal Telegram reported that on his first appearance, the following major incidents happened.
a. He accepted a court appointed Attorney
b. He pleaded not guilty
c. Court ordered that he be held without bail
d. He was slapped with a total of six counts.
Title: Caleb Boateng held without bail in shooting of mother and brother on Colby Ave. in Worcester
In Central District Court on Tuesday, Caleb Boateng was charged with shooting his mother and brother at their Colby Avenue home on Friday.
Boateng, 24, fired at police officers who arrived on the scene after receiving a shooting report. Boateng then trapped himself inside the home at 51 Colby Avenue for a 13-hour confrontation.
Boateng made his first court appearance Tuesday around 3 p.m. after being hospitalized in the days following his arrest.
He faces accusations for illegally possessing a handgun, firing a gun within 500 feet of a home, two counts of armed assault with the intent to kill, two counts of armed assault and battery, and more.
He submitted not-guilty pleas, and Judge Janet J. McGuiggan ordered him to be imprisoned without bail.
Boateng is suspected of shooting both his brother, Obed O. Boateng, and his mother, Philomena Boateng, after an altercation on Friday at 8:30 a.m. According to court documents, the sibling was shot in the abdomen and left hand, while the mother was hit in the right arm and right thigh. Both were taken to a hospital.
Pilomena Boateng was still in the hospital Tuesday afternoon, Assistant District Attorney Karen Bell said. When asked by McGuiggan if Obed Boateng was still in the hospital, Bell said she did not know.
Meantime, Philomena and Obed have been granted restraining orders against Caleb, according to court records.
When asked by the judge if he wanted a court-appointed attorney, Caleb Boateng, who was wearing a black designer T-shirt and was sporting stitches and a bruise on his upper-right forehead, politely answered, “Yes, Ma’am,”
Caleb Boateng is not licensed to possess a firearm and/or ammunition, according to court records.
Sean M. McGinty is the defendant’s court-appointed lawyer.
Caleb Boateng is being held without the right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Monday in Courtroom 23.
No motive for the shooting was revealed in court.