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By William Tauro
Today
Cambridge district Judge Matthew Nestor scheduled a Jan 4th hearing to
decide if Senator Galluccio will go to jail for a probation violation
due to failing several breathalyzer tests this week. Originally the
judge agreed on Galluccio's terms of probation which was to allow the
senator to leave home to cast a vote in the Senate and to attend church
services. Now the Senator is under 24-hour house arrest will not be
allowed to leave his home until the upcoming hearing.
If the senator is found in violation of his probation at the January surrender hearing, he could face up to a year in jail.
Galluccio blames the false reading on the breathalyzer on his use of toothpastes that contain sorbitol as an ingredient.
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Plymouth
District Attorney Catherine Ham asked the judge to send Galluccio
immediately to jail pending his probation surrender hearing but Judge
Matthew told district attorney that it was the probation department's
role, not the prosecutors, to make such a recommendation.
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