Massachusetts Judge Faces Scrutiny After Admitting She ‘Took a Chance’ on Cambridge Rampage Suspect

A  judge is under renewed scrutiny after previously acknowledging she was “taking a chance” when she handed a lenient sentence to a man now accused of carrying out a violent rampage in Cambridge.

Court records and past hearing transcripts have resurfaced following the suspect’s latest arrest, revealing that the judge openly expressed concern about the defendant’s behavior during sentencing proceedings in 2021 before ultimately imposing a lighter punishment.