By Gintautas Dumcius
Reporter Correspondent

Two Dorchester teens, allegedly implicated in a botched robbery and ensuing car chase with police over the weekend, were arraigned this week in Dorchester District Court.

Vasco Dosantos, 19, and Claudino Correia, 20, on Tuesday were charged with intent to rob while armed, unlawful possession of a firearm, assault and battery charges, and more. Both are co-defendants in a separate court case.

Investigating shots fired near Annapolis Street at about 2:37 a.m. on Saturday, officers noticed a blue pick-up truck heading up Sumner Street, going the wrong way.

The truck didn't stop for the officers, taking a left and right before turning onto Pleasant Street and throwing a gun out the window, according to police.

The truck then wrapped itself around a pole on Sumner, after which the two suspects fled down Willis Street. Both were caught, with the second suspect found hiding under a Dawes Street porch, police say.

An alleged robbery victim later approached the officers, saying that Correia grabbed him by the jacket and told him, "Give me what you got," police said. After the victim resisted, Correia told Dosantos to get a gun from the car.

The victim then took off his belt and hit both of them with it, leading to Correia getting a razor and jumping at him, cutting him, the police said.

Prosecutors said Correia, the driver, has a two-page criminal record, adding that in the chase, as he attempted to evade the police, he "put the public in danger."

John Guglielmi, Correia's attorney, noted that the twenty-year-old had been showing up to trial dates and has no other firearms cases other than the one at Boston Municipal Court.

With Dosantos, prosecutors said he has a three-page juvenile record and four open cases, including two in Cambridge District Court and one in Dorchester. All cases remain open, they said.

Judge Sydney Hanlon ordered that Dosantos be detained and Correia's bail be revoked on the other cases. Their next court date, at Boston Municipal Court, is set for Dec. 6.

Dot man held on $2K bail for role in hold-up

A Dorchester man was held on $2,000 bail for his alleged involvement in attempted robbery of a man who was walking with his five-month-old daughter and the child's mother.

Frank Roberto, 19, was accused of participating in an attempted hold-up near Harvard Street and Bernard Street. His next court date is Dec. 10.

The Nov. 8 incident, which occurred around 2:14 p.m., involved two other males. The victim told officers that he had been accosted by the three males, one of whom told him, "Either you come here now or something is gonna go down in front of your baby," according to the police report.

The three attempted to stick him with knives as he tried to get away from them. They also took his watch and attempted to get his ring, the police report says.

Two of them had guns in their pants, with one yelling, "Just shoot him," according to the report.

The victim then tried to flee into Gigi's Liquors, holding the door shut so the others couldn't follow. While he was inside, one of the suspects ordered another to bring the baby's mother around the corner and "shoot her, leave her baby," the report says.

The three then decided to leave the area without further incident.

Suffolk jury to start deliberations in West Selden St. case

After a six-day trial, Suffolk Superior Court jury will likely start deliberations this week in the re-trial of a Hyde Park male, charged with shooting a South End resident on West Selden Street.

Prosecutors told jurors on Tuesday that Omar Denton, 23, killed Cedric Phillips in July 2004 after an earlier party and after Denton allegedly beat up Phillips' girlfriend.

The second attempt at a trial comes after a mistrial due to jurors being unable to reach a unanimous verdict earlier this year. Another man allegedly involved in the murder, Nigel Nichols, 22, will be tried separately later for his role in the shooting.

Gintautas Dumcius covers court proceedings and law enforcement for the Reporter. He can be reached at gin.dumcius@gmail.com.

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