Conspirators in Hatheway Disappearance Have History of Drugs and Violence

Friday, March 27, 2015

GoLocal Worcester News Team

Sabrina Hatheway

As the list of conspirators in the Sabrina Hatheway missing person's case grew to three on Wednesday, an alarming trend grows with it: drugs and violence.

This week, Kevin Crozier, 28, and Lionel Bermudez, 30, both of Worcester, and Scott Phelan, 29, of Millbury, were all indicted for Conspiracy in Hatheway's disappearance and Arson of Crozier's home.

Crozier is the ex-boyfriend of Hatheway and according to the U.S. Department of Justice National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Crozier was the last person to be seen with her.

Phelan was arraigned on Wednesday is currently being held on $50,000 bail. His court date is set for May 14. Bermudez has yet to be arraigned.

Long History of Drugs and Violence

On January 15, 2015, two weeks after the suspected arson occured at Crozier's home, the Worcester Police Department took evidence from the house.

According to Worcester County Courthouse records, this isn't the first time that Crozier and Bermudez have been linked to a crime. On December 4, 2012, both men were in court on charges of intimidation of a witness and assault and battery. On that same day, Bermudez was also charged with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license and was sentenced to 50 days in the House of Correction. Bermudez ultimately had the charges of intimidation and assault dismissed.

Kevin Crozier

According to Lee County Sheriff's office, Crozier is currently being held in Florida for a misdemeanor and as a fugitive from justice. He is awaiting trial on April 10. Soon after he will be extradited back to Massachusetts to face charges of Arson and Conspiracy.

In December 2014, Crozier was charged with Assault and Battery on a family/household member, a little over two weeks before Hatheway disappeared.

“This is just so stressful,” Crozier told GoLocal Worcester in February. “The things being posted about me are all lies and bull*%^*. You guys are talking to people addicted to heroin and other drugs. Now half the city is looking at me like a monster instead of trying to find Sabrina. The incident on December 4 was between me and my child's mother. I turned myself in. Sabrina was with me when I did."

In August 2006, Crozier, along with one other man, was arrested for Assault and Battery on an elderly man. Crozier plead guilty to Armed Assault with Intent to Rob a Person over the age of 60, Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon on a person over the age of 60. Crozier and his accomplice were sentenced to three to five years in state penitentiary.

Scott Phelan

Phelan has a list of arrests including in January when he was charged with possession of heroin and in 2008 when he was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute while living in Worcester.

He was charged with driving with a suspended license in February 2013, and with possession of Percocet without a prescription in October 2014.

Lionel Bermudez

According to Worcester County Courthouse records, in November 2011, Bermudez was charged with Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute (amended from trafficking in cocaine), and Possession of Heroin with Intent to Distribute (amended from trafficking in heroin, morphine or opium) and two counts of driving with a suspended license. Bermudez was sentenced to 20 months in the House of Correction.

In 2010, Bermudez was convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.

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