SALEM — An Ipswich man abandoned part of his GPS tracking equipment at a Beverly address and went off the grid for hours, but the call of nature landed him back behind bars Thursday evening, according to officials.
Miguel Vasquez, 44, of 21 North Main St., was out on bail in a case involving a knife threat against his former roommate in Beverly last year, with conditions that included the GPS bracelet, probation officer Mark Medina told a Salem District Court judge.
At some point on Thursday, the signal from the bracelet was lost. The transmitter, which looks like a cellphone, was found in an apartment on Rantoul Street in Beverly.
But Vasquez wasn't found until around 7 p.m. That's when Sgt. Kristian Hanson, who was in plain clothes, noticed a man walking along Lafayette Street talking loudly on a cellphone.
The man then stopped and began urinating against the side of the former St. Joseph's Church rectory, prosecutor Lindsey Legier said. He made eye contact with the officer but didn't stop.
He was arrested on disorderly conduct and trespassing charges, as well as a heroin possession charge.
Legier asked a judge to revoke Vasquez's bail in the earlier case and set cash bail in the new case. Judge Michael Lauranzano did both, ordering Vasquez detained without bail for 60 days and setting bail of $1,000 on the new case.
A lawyer for Vasquez said his client believes the transmitter may have fallen out of his pocket.
Courts reporter Julie Manganis may be reached at 978-338-2521 or at jmanganis@salemnews.com.
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