By: Laura Soukkavong –
Worcester – Four separate criminal cases filed Tuesday in Worcester District Court place weapons, drug and impaired-driving allegations before the court. Two defendants entered not-guilty pleas and were released on personal recognizance, while the other two supplied dockets do not record arraignment outcomes.
Malachi Toney faces a felony charge of carrying a dangerous weapon, along with resisting arrest, subsequent-offense disorderly conduct, threatening to commit a crime and disturbing the peace. Case 2662CR005918 lists October 12, 2026, as the alleged offense date for all five charges.
Toney’s docket records a complaint issued upon a new arrest and a statement of facts filed October 13. An arraignment was listed for 8:55 a.m., but the document does not show a plea, release decision or hearing result.
Luis A. Rodriguez faces felony third-offense operating under the influence of liquor or with a blood alcohol level of .08%, operating under the influence while his license was suspended for OUI, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Case 2662CR005928 lists October 13 as the alleged offense date.
Rodriguez’s complaint was issued upon a new arrest, and a statement of facts was filed Tuesday. His docket lists an 8:55 a.m. arraignment without a recorded outcome, leaving his plea and custody status unreported in the supplied record.
Brendan Scott Taylor pleaded not guilty Tuesday to subsequent-offense possession of a Class B drug and subsequent-offense possession of a Class A drug. Judge Steven D. Power released him on personal recognizance, appointed the Committee for Public Counsel Services and gave a bail revocation warning.
Taylor’s case, 2662CR005916, lists October 12 as the alleged offense date. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for November 5 at 9 a.m.
Luis Ramon Arpi-Zumba pleaded not guilty Tuesday in case 2662CR005923 and was released on personal recognizance by Power. The docket lists operating under the influence of liquor or with a blood alcohol level of .08%, plus civil motor vehicle infractions for a number plate violation and not having his license in his possession.
Arpi-Zumba’s alleged offense date is October 11, and his pretrial hearing is scheduled for November 30 at 9 a.m. All four cases remain pending; the PDFs record that statements of facts were filed but do not include those statements or establish guilt.