Fernandes was arrested after an incident involving a loose dog in which he allegedly threatened the dog officer.
Ludlow dog owner Bruno Fernandes in his police booking photo. Police said he rolled his eyes when the mug shot was taken.PALMER - Bruno Fernandes, the Ludlow man who is facing threatening to commit a crime and disorderly conduct charges in connection with an incident involving the Ludlow dog officer, rejected on Tuesday the prosecutor’s recommendation that he plead guilty to the charges and be on probation for a year.
While Judge Janet McGuiggan sided with the prosecutor, Christopher White, Fernandes withdrew his plea and asked for a continuance of the case, which she granted. Fernandes, 33, will be back in Palmer District Court on Nov. 19 for a pretrial hearing. Fernandes, of 190 Lakeview Drive, was arrested last month after an incident involving a loose dog in which he allegedly threatened the dog officer.
Fernandes wanted the case continued without a finding for three months, saying it “got blown out of proportion” and that the dog in question wasn’t even his. After his proposal was rejected, he said he had new evidence to present to the court.