BEVERLY — A day before he was arrested on charges that he led police on a 10-mile chase, Tyler LaPointe skipped out on a court date in an assault and battery case in which his own mother is the victim, according to court records.
Because of that, Salem District Court Judge Richard Mori revoked LaPointe's bail in that pending case and set additional bail of $5,000 on the new charges stemming from Friday's police pursuit.
LaPointe, 20, of 12 Converse Court, Beverly, pleaded not guilty to 10 charges that include driving to endanger, driving after license suspension, speeding, failing to stop for police, failing to stop for four stop signs, resisting arrest, failing to yield, driving a vehicle with defective equipment and a number plate violation.
Last Thursday, he was supposed to be in Salem District Court for a pretrial hearing in his other case, in which he is charged with hitting, grabbing and kicking his mother in January. LaPointe's mother said her son had been verbally abusive to her, as well.
Prosecutor Honor Segal said LaPointe's mother came to court for the hearing to tell prosecutors that LaPointe was violating a judge's order to stay away from her.
LaPointe's lawyer, Patrick Regan, did not challenge Segal's request for $5,000 cash bail because LaPointe's bail in the earlier case was being revoked and because he was also being held without bail on a probation violation.
He will remain in custody at least through April 23, when a hearing will be held on his probation status.
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