Case No. 23-005-S Voluntary Decertification Agreement (PDF) effective April 13, 2023 and Decertification Order (PDF) issued April 21, 2023. Summary: On April 13, 2023, John Donnelly, formerly of Woburn PD, entered into a voluntary decertification agreement with the Commission. It was alleged that, on or about October 13, 2022, Donnelly had attended the white supremacist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville VA and a subsequent complaint alleged that Donnelly engaged in misconduct and/or was unfit to be a police officer in Massachusetts. Donnelly acknowledged that, if these allegations against him were proven by clear and convincing evidence, the POST Commission would be authorized to revoke his certification pursuant to G.L. c. 6E §§ 3(a), 10(a) and/or 10(b).
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