Jared Remy
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Jared Remy | |
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| Born | September 7, 1978 |
| Parent(s) | Jerry Remy, Phoebe Remy |
Jared Whelan Remy (born September 7, 1978)[1] is an American career criminal who pleaded guilty to the murder of his girlfriend, Jennifer Martel. He is the son of the late Boston Red Sox player and broadcaster Jerry Remy. Jared previously worked for the Red Sox's security staff, but was fired after a Major League Baseball investigation implicated him in steroid distribution.
His case is featured on the Season 5, Episode 3, titled ‘’Crazy in Love’’, from the show Deadly Sins.
Remy was born in 1978 to Jerry and Phoebe Remy. Due to his struggles with dyslexia and aggression, Weston, Massachusetts public schools paid for Remy to attend the Gifford School, a special education program for students with learning or behavioral problems. He was allowed to play after-school sports at Weston High School, but behavioral problems led to these privileges being revoked. On January 25, 1996, Jerry Remy called the Weston police because he was concerned that his son was harassing an ex-girlfriend. The ex-girlfriend and her father considered filing for a restraining order, but were concerned that Jared Remy would retaliate if they did. He also allegedly threatened her new boyfriend. After this incident, Remy was sent to Florida, where his father was covering Red Sox spring training.[2]
Upon his return, Remy began dating Tiffany Guyette, who also attended the Gifford School. When he was nineteen, and Guyette was fifteen, she became pregnant. According to Guyette, Remy was verbally abusive and belittled her weight gain during her pregnancy. He also attempted to shove her out of a moving car. On January 18, 1997, Remy allegedly led a group of teens that assaulted a fifteen-year-old friend of Guyette's in Franklin, Massachusetts. The boy was later found by police incoherent; although he recovered from his "life-threatening head injuries", his relatives described his cognitive function and mood as permanently altered, and at twenty-two he shot himself to death.[2]
In September 1997, Jared Remy's son was born.[2]
Personality
Remy was described by his psychologist as exhibiting impulsivity and having overly aggressive responses. He also had a profound difficulty distinguishing his feelings." The psychologist recommended Remy to take anti-anxiety medication, but Remy refused.[1]
A neighbor of Remy and Jennifer Martel described him as "very controlling" and quick-tempered. Martel's grandfather said that Remy had been degrading Martel for years.[3]
Legal issues
On August 7, 1998, Remy was arrested on charges of domestic violence and malicious destruction of property after he assaulted Guyette while she held their child, and damaged her car. On October 21, Judge Gregory C. Flynn of the Waltham District Court granted a "continuance without a finding" (also known as "CWOF"), meaning that Remy was required to make an admission to allegations that would support a finding of guilt on the record, following which he was placed on probation. If he violated his probation, he could be found guilty and sentenced, but if he successfully completed his probation, the case would be dismissed, and no formal finding of guilt would ever be entered on his record. Remy was ordered, as a condition of his probation, to attend counseling, check in regularly with a probation officer and stay out of trouble for one year.[2]
On October 9, 1999, just two weeks before his probation was set to end, Remy became enraged after learning Guyette was spending time with one of his old high school friends, Erik Jackiewicz. According to Guyette, Jackiewicz, and Dedham District Court records, Remy drove to Jackiewicz's Norwood apartment and smashed a beer bottle over his head. Once again, Remy was let go with a CWOF, despite violation of his previous "CWOF."[2]
In 2000, Remy moved into an apartment with his new girlfriend and a roommate who was a friend of his from the Gifford School. On March 25, 2000, Remy's roommate requested a restraining order against Remy. He said Remy had barged into his place of employment, blamed him for his latest breakup, boasted of having a gun and threatened to kill him.[2] The roommate decided not to complete the request for a restraining order but instead asked police to tell Remy to leave him alone. He also told police they could find steroids in Remy's closet. The police went to the apartment and, with Remy's consent, searched his closet. Inside, they found a gym bag containing "several hunting knives" and a baggie holding nine uncapped syringes, but no drugs.[2]
On April 3, 2000, Remy called Waltham police and asked for help with an unwanted person report. Officers arrived to the scene and found Remy "yelling and screaming" at his mother through her car window. Remy grew more belligerent and when an officer approached Remy to ask him a question, Remy elbowed him in the stomach area. He was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace.[2][4]
On April 4, 2000, Remy's girlfriend filed a criminal complaint against Remy for making threats. According to her, Remy repeatedly called her that weekend to profess his love for her and threatened to "kill her if they don't get back together." She did not appear in court and Remy's attorney, Peter Bella, had the case referred out for a magistrate's hearing. The hearing was rescheduled four times before being dismissed.[2]
On May 3, 2000, he was charged with possessing a hypodermic needle.[4]
In 2000, Guyette was granted sole custody of her and Remy's child, and Remy was not allowed to take the child out alone. According to her attorney, the court-appointed guardian that investigated the child's welfare found that "Jared was not doing what the court asked, that his parents were enabling him, and that Tiffany was the better parent." On January 21, 2001, Remy called Guyette and asked if he could take their son to a birthday party for the child of his new girlfriend. Guyette refused, and Remy threatened to kill her and her boyfriend. Guyette filed a restraining order against him that day.[2][5] The case went to trial on June 1, 2001. Guyette was prepared to testify and the prosecution asked for three months in jail with three months suspended. Although Remy admitted to threatening Guyette, the judge, Neil Walker, admitted that probation did not seem to be working for Remy. The case was continued without a finding of guilt on condition Remy should remain in counseling and not violate the law any further. (Guyette lost custody in 2007, after the Remys prevailed in a second case, brought at a time Guyette was in another abusive relationship.)[2]
On April 9, 2001, he was charged with striking a man with a bottle.[4]
In 2001, Remy began dating 21-year-old Waltham mother, Ryan McMahon. At least eight times during their relationship, police reported claims Remy harassed, threatened, or physically abused her. In restraining-order affidavits, she alleged Remy was using steroids, cocaine, painkillers, marijuana, and alcohol. She refused to testify against Remy which made prosecution difficult.[2] On September 18, 2002, Remy was charged with threatening to kill her.[4] On July 3, 2003, McMahon told police that he had threatened to kill her several times over the preceding week, and then confronted her at work where he punched her in the back. He was arrested on July 4. He quickly posted bail and as soon as he was released, he used his cell phone to call McMahon and threaten her, which resulted in additional charges. On July 7, Judge Gregory C. Flynn released Remy on a $500 bail, paid by his mother, Phoebe Remy, on the condition that he move back into his parents' home and observe a curfew keeping him indoors from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. while awaiting trial.[2]
On December 19, 2002, Remy's ex-roommate filed restraining order against him after Remy allegedly attacked him and his father.[5]
On March 7, 2003, Remy was charged with hitting one of McMahon's closest girlfriends in the head with a bottle at a bar.[4]
In July 2004, Remy was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon after he hit McMahon in the face with a cordless phone. His mother, Phoebe, posted his bail, again worth $500.[6]
On August 2, 2004, Remy was charged with vandalism after McMahon found him cutting up her clothes and pictures with scissors.[1][4] He was released on a $500 bail with the agreement of the prosecutors who insisted that Remy should find a job. Remy was hired by the Red Sox to work as a security guard at Fenway Park.[2]
On November 7, 2005, police responded to a domestic disturbance at Remy's home in Waltham, Massachusetts. Police stated that Remy had grabbed McMahon by her hair, dragged her down the stairs, threw her to the ground, threw a cell phone at her, and kicked her in the back, stomach, and face. She was beaten so badly that she suffered a broken nose, a bloodied lip, and had a welt around one eye.[2][7] She was taken to Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Remy was arrested at his father's home in Weston, Massachusetts, and charged with assault, battery, and resisting arrest.[7] Remy admitted to police that he had "slapped her around," but dismissed the likely consequences as just "another year of probation." At his arraignment the next morning, Remy ignored the restraining order against him and walked up to McMahon, accusing her of cheating. When she forced him to look at her bruised face, he put his head down, blamed "the Anadrol" and said that he was sorry, and that he was going to miss her.[2] On November 10, 2005, Remy was charged with violating the restraining order.[4] Judge Flynn remanded Remy to jail as he deemed it necessary for McMahon's safety. Six days later, McMahon returned to court and asked to have the restraining order lifted. Remy's attorney requested Remy to be released and allowed to resume living with McMahon on the conditions they pursue couples counseling and Remy work on his anger management, but the judge ruled against it. While in jail, Remy was said to have traded his father's autograph in exchange for favors such as having his back shaved.[2] Remy later pleaded guilty and received two years' probation.[8] After his release from jail, Remy returned to his job at Fenway Park.[2]
On January 31, 2011, Remy was charged with driving with a suspended license.[4]