COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLESEX, SS. ____________COURT DOCKET NO. ___________ COMMONWEALTH v. ________________________________________________________________________ COMMONWEALTH’S NOTICE REGARDING A POTENTIAL COMMONWEALTH WITNESS ________________________________________________________________________ Now comes the Commonwealth and, in light of Mass. R. Crim. P. 14 and case law, hereby notifies the defendant that it has learned that one of the potential witnesses in this case, Somerville Police Officer Michael McGrath, is the subject of an ongoing internal affairs investigation concerning allegations of excessive use of force in securing an arrestee and untruthful statements made to investigators concerning that incident. Officer McGrath has been on paid administrative leave since October 10, 2019. Respectfully Submitted For the Commonwealth MARIAN T. RYAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY ________________________________ Assistant District Attorney Date: