Overview
- Greg Walsh, 51, was charged with operating under the influence, negligent operation, leaving the scene of property damage, and carrying a loaded firearm while intoxicated.
- He was released on personal recognizance and ordered to avoid witnesses, with a court date set for Jan. 15.
- Prosecutors say he backed a city-owned pickup into an occupied Tesla in East Boston around 2:30 a.m., tried to conceal the plates, ran from an officer, and appeared unsteady and slurred his words.
- A responding sergeant noted signs of intoxication but, after consulting a lieutenant, declined field sobriety tests or an arrest and had an officer drive Walsh home; a citation followed after body-camera review.
- A clerk magistrate previously declined to issue a complaint, but prosecutors and the police anti-corruption unit later secured an indictment with new witness testimony and video, as the defense criticized the move as a second attempt.