Labeled as career criminal, Freetown man sentenced to prison on 5 different incidents

A 37-year-old Freetown man, who is notorious in town for committing petty robberies, pleaded guilty in Fall River District Court this week in five separate cases and will spend the next two years in the Bristol County House of Correction, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.

Brandon DeMoranville pleaded guilty to charges connected to five different incidents which occurred in Freetown between October of 2022 and September of 2023 which include two counts of possession of burglarious instruments, two counts of breaking and entering into a vehicle or boat during the nighttime, vandalism, malicious damage to a motor vehicle, trespassing, larceny under $1,200, breaking and entering during the daytime, and larceny from a building.

Labeled as a career criminal by the DA, his latest crime spree began on October 20, 2022, when a concerned neighbor contacted Freetown Police about a suspicious male entering into a single-family home that was not presently being occupied. When police arrived, they found the defendant inside the home. He told police he was “just looking around.”

Then, on November 29, 2022, DeMoranville was arrested after making threats to a victim who refused to purchase tools from the defendant.

On January 6, 2023, DeMoranville was caught on video using a knife to cut open a cover of a pickup truck parked in a driveway. He then tried unsuccessfully to gain entry into the truck’s cab.

On April 5, 2023, DeMoranville broke into a commercial belonging to the Delta Railroad Company. He was caught on camera using a prybar to force open a tool/storage compartment doors ion the truck. As a result of his actions, the doors were broken and no longer functional.

Finally, on September 18, 2023, DeMoranville entered the backyard of a residential home and attempted to break into a locked vehicle. When he couldn’t get into the vehicle, he moved on to a nearby shed and stile the homeowner’s chainsaw.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Zachary Ferris and the jail sentence was imposed by Judge Kevin J. Finnerty.

“The defendant is a career criminal who has a history of breaking into people’s property and stealing. He needs to be kept off the street to protect the community,” District Attorney Quinn said.