Taunton man sentenced in Fall River court after $50,000 cash, guns stolen in daylight robbery of residence

A Taunton man has been sentenced and pled guilty in Fall River Superior Court following a safe and gun burglary.

According to Chief Edward Walsh, on Monday, January 13th, a Winthrop Street resident reported a burglary to Taunton Police. The victim told police that approximately $50,000 in cash and two firearms were stolen from a safe in their residence.

Three suspects were identified as a result of an investigation conducted by detectives assigned to the Taunton Police Department’s Major Crime Unit.

Following the execution of search warrants, two of the three defendants were also charged with several drug offenses.

36-year-old Jonathan Hatch of Taunton was arrested and charged with:

Breaking & Entering Daytime for Felony
Larceny From Building
Larceny of Firearm
Cocaine Trafficking (more than 36 grams, less than 100 grams)
Fentanyl Trafficking (more than 10 grams)
Methamphetamine Trafficking (less than 200 grams)

37-year-old Dewayne Leo Rodrigues of Taunton was arrested and charged with:

Breaking & Entering Daytime for Felony
Larceny From Building
Larceny of Firearm
Cocaine Trafficking (more than 36 grams, less than 100 grams)
Fentanyl Trafficking (more than 10 grams)
Methamphetamine Trafficking (less than 200 grams)

34-year-old Kurt Vachon of Taunton was arrested and charged with:

Breaking & Entering Daytime for Felony
Larceny From Building
Larceny of Firearm

During a search of a Buick Regal owned by Hatch, police found a backpack containing approximately $25,100 in cash, 90 grams of cocaine, 109 grams of small blue pills believed to be pressed fentanyl, and 159 grams of small orange/pink pills believed to be pressed methamphetamine.

The backpack and its contents were seized as evidence.

All three suspects were arrested on February 3rd without incident and were held without bail. Rodrigues has since been released on personal recognizance.

According to court records, on Friday, Vachon pled guilty to Breaking & Entering in the Daytime for a Felony, Larceny From a Building, Larceny of a Firearm (2 counts), and Carrying Firearm Without a License. He was sentenced to serve not less than 2 years to not more than 3 years with credit of 361 days already served.

The other cases are still pending.