Executive Councilor Joe Kenney is seeking an update from Berlin police regarding their report on the murder of Marisol Fuentes by her estranged husband, Michael Gleason Jr., while he was out on bail for assaulting and robbing her.Kenney addressed Attorney General John Formella on Wednesday about the status of an internal investigation and an eventual report.”Right now, it seems like we’re getting away from the memory of what actually happened. And I want to know what’s happening with the Berlin Police Department. What corrections (are being made?) What changes have they made? And where’s the report?” Kenney asked. A previous investigation by the New Hampshire Department of Justice revealed that actions by Berlin police leading up to the murder were “wholly insufficient under the circumstance.”Attorney General John Formella told the executive council that his office cannot control the speed of another agency’s work. “I think part of what (…) is contributing to the length of time is their counsel’s review of this and what the report says and what they’re going to make public, because I do think there is a significant chance of litigation here against the Berlin Police Department,” Formella said. You can read WMUR’s full timeline of the murder suicide, and the response from police and lawmakers here. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence at 1-866-644-3574.
Executive Councilor Joe Kenney is seeking an update from Berlin police regarding their report on the murder of Marisol Fuentes by her estranged husband, Michael Gleason Jr., while he was out on bail for assaulting and robbing her.
Kenney addressed Attorney General John Formella on Wednesday about the status of an internal investigation and an eventual report.
“Right now, it seems like we’re getting away from the memory of what actually happened. And I want to know what’s happening with the Berlin Police Department. What corrections (are being made?) What changes have they made? And where’s the report?” Kenney asked.
A previous investigation by the New Hampshire Department of Justice revealed that actions by Berlin police leading up to the murder were “wholly insufficient under the circumstance.”
Attorney General John Formella told the executive council that his office cannot control the speed of another agency’s work.
“I think part of what (…) is contributing to the length of time is their counsel’s review of this and what the report says and what they’re going to make public, because I do think there is a significant chance of litigation here against the Berlin Police Department,” Formella said.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, you can call the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence at 1-866-644-3574.