A local man who was found guilty of a murder in Bristol County has been given conditional parole.
On November 3, 2009, 26-year-old Aaron Morin of Assonet and his co-defendants murdered 31-year-old Chad Fleming, according to the Massachusetts Parole Board.
Fleming, a native of Berkley who had relocated to Florida, supplied a Taunton-area Percocet distribution chain. Morin and his co-defendants received a lot of medications from Fleming. After that, Morin and his co-defendants would sell the pills to local residents. Morin oversaw a scheme to enlist more people to rob Fleming after he began supplying cocaine to these people directly. After luring Fleming to an apartment in Taunton, Morin and his accomplices ambushed, assaulted, strangled, and stole from him.
Morin was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release after being found guilty of first-degree criminal murder as a joint venturer in Bristol Superior Court on December 7, 2012. In 2018, Morin consented to enter a guilty plea to second degree murder with the chance of parole after his first-degree sentence was revoked.
On September 26, 2024, Morin made his initial appearance before the Board, and on January 7, 2025, the Board announced its decision to grant parole.
According to the Board, Morin has taken part in several initiatives, such as Victim Impact. According to Morin, he is committed to pursuing his education further. He is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Boston College and Mount Wachusett. For more than a year, he has been working as a unit runner. He has trained eight dogs and was a founding member of the American Vet Dogs program. Only one disciplinary report has been filed against him. At the hearing, Morin, who has taken part in restorative justice programming, apologized.
Three witnesses gave pro-parole statements. Canan Yesilcimen, the assistant district attorney for Bristol County, testified against parole. Two other family members sent letters against parole, and one family member testified against it.
Restrict work for the program; curfew—must be at home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. for the first ninety days—are among the particular requirements for Morin’s parole. electronic observation for the initial ninety days; oversee drug testing in compliance with Agency regulations; oversee alcohol abstinence testing in compliance with Agency regulations; On the day of release, report to the designated MA Parole Office; no communication with the victim’s family; must undergo a substance abuse assessment and adhere to the suggested treatment regimen; counseling for problems related to transition; residential program for Community Resources for Justice.
