Man Cleared of Assault
October 28, 2011

October 28, 2011

Man Cleared of Assault

BERKSHIRE EAGLE- October 28, 2011
PITTSFIELD >> A Becket man accused of breaking the arm of his ex- mother- inlaw's friend during an incident in the parking lot of a Pittsfield gas station last summer was found not guilty Tuesday after a Jury of Six trial in Central Berkshire District Court.
Police and prosecutors said Jason Rollins, 33, hit Alicia Scales with his shoulder, knocking her to the ground and causing her to break her arm after an argument outside the Cumberland Farms on First Street on July 25, 2010. The argument involved Rollins, Robin Tubbs - the defendant's former mother-inlaw - Scales and another man.
Rollins's attorney, Marc C. Vincelette of Pittsfield, argued that Scales keyed Rollins's car during the argument and that although Rollins had knocked into Scales, the woman tripped over a curb, which was what caused the injury. According to Vincelette, Rollins used reasonable force in defending his property.
It took jurors a little less than 30 minutes to find Rollins not guilty of assault and battery after Tuesday's trial before Judge Paul Vrabel.

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