Kevin Hayden Archives

Hayden says no charges will be filed in case of four frozen babies

by CommonWealth Staff April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

All of the babies were full term, which means they were determined to be between 37 and 40 weeks of gestational age. All four had their umbilical cords attached and the two females had their placentas attached.
DNA tests concluded that the babies were full siblings.

Criminal Justice

Suffolk DA Hayden fined $5,000 for ethics violation from 2022 campaign

by Michael Jonas April 25, 2024April 27, 2024

Suffolk DA Kevin improperly used his office to undercut his election opponent, Ricardo Arroyo, in the 2022 Democratic primary, the state Ethics Commission ruled.

Criminal Justice

Short takes: A (different) public apology in Stuart case

by Michael Jonas and Gintautas Dumcius December 22, 2023December 22, 2023

Four years before Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s public apology over the city’s handling of the Stuart murder case, Suffolk DA Rachael Rollins offered a similar, if little noticed, mea culpa.

Politics

Hayden wins Suffolk DA race in tough night for reformers

by Shira Schoenberg September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

SUFFOLK COUNTY’S interim District Attorney Kevin Hayden fended off a strong challenge from Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo in Tuesday’s acrimony-filled Democratic primary for district attorney, in a tough night […]

Criminal Justice

Records call sexual assault claim against Arroyo ‘unfounded’

by Michael Jonas and Bruce Mohl September 2, 2022April 25, 2024

IN THE LATEST chapter in the bare-knuckle brawl that the Suffolk County district attorney’s race has become, Democratic challenger Ricardo Arroyo claimed newly released records cleared him of sexual assault, […]

Criminal Justice, Politics

What’s the truth on Arroyo in Suffolk DA’s race? Does it matter?

by Michael Jonas August 29, 2022August 30, 2022

AMID A GENERALLY sleepy primary election campaign season, the contest for Suffolk County district attorney stands out. The race has been rocked by an explosive report in the Boston Globe […]

Criminal Justice, Politics

Arroyo pushes back on sexual assault allegations

by Michael Jonas August 24, 2022August 24, 2022

THE SUFFOLK DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S race is quickly turning into a low-level mash-up of “The West Wing” and “House of Cards,” complete with competing accusations of campaign skullduggery and sudden reversals […]

Criminal Justice

Will San Francisco DA recall reverberate here?

by Michael Jonas June 8, 2022

ON SUNDAY, it was Steph Curry’s relentless rain of 3s that reverberated 3,000 miles away in Boston. The question this morning is whether the moves made on Tuesday by San […]

Criminal Justice

An awkward handoff at Suffolk DA’s office

by Michael Jonas May 20, 2022

IT HASN’T EXACTLY been a seamless transition at the Suffolk County district attorney’s office, which Rachael Rollins left in January to become US attorney. Gov. Charlie Baker named Kevin Hayden, […]

Criminal Justice

In Suffolk DA’s race, the gloves come off

by Michael Jonas May 10, 2022September 22, 2023

IT SEEMED INEVITABLE that it would emerge one of the main fault lines in the race for Suffolk County district attorney: Kevin Hayden, appointed to the post in January by […]

Criminal Justice

Markey endorses Arroyo in Suffolk DA contest

by Michael Jonas March 21, 2022September 22, 2023

WHEN IT COMES to winning the support of the state’s US senators, Ricardo Arroyo can now claim a twofer. A week after Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed his run for Suffolk […]

Criminal Justice

Rollins reforms loom over Suffolk DA race

by Michael Jonas February 18, 2022September 22, 2023

RACHAEL ROLLINS’S name won’t be on the ballot this year, but her approach to prosecution in Suffolk County may end up being front and center. Rollins – both by personality […]

Criminal Justice

Hayden eschews labels, vows to ‘do the right thing’ as DA

by Michael Jonas January 31, 2022September 11, 2023

KEVIN HAYDEN says the heightened attention in recent years to racial bias in the criminal justice system or ways that the most punitive outcome in a case isn’t always the […]

Stay Informed

Get MA news and opinion in your inbox — free!