Jared Remy

Remy was born in 1978 to Jerry and Phoebe Remy. Due to his struggles with dyslexia and aggression, Weston, Massachusetts public schools paid for Remy to attend the Gifford School, a special education program for students with learning or behavioral problems. He was allowed to play after-school sports at Weston High School, but behavioral problems led to these privileges being revoked. On January 25, 1996, Jerry Remy called the Weston police because he was concerned that his son was harassing an ex-girlfriend. The ex-girlfriend and her father considered filing for a restraining order, but were concerned that Jared Remy would retaliate if they did. He also allegedly threatened her new boyfriend. After this incident, Remy was sent to Florida, where his father was covering Red Sox spring training. In September 1997, Jared Remy's son was born. ==Personality==

Remy was described by his psychologist as exhibiting impulsivity and having overly aggressive responses. He also had a profound difficulty distinguishing his feelings." The psychologist recommended Remy to take anti-anxiety medication, but Remy refused. A neighbor of Remy and Jennifer Martel described him as "very controlling" and quick-tempered. Martel's grandfather said that Remy had been degrading Martel for years. ==Legal issues==

On August 7, 1998, Remy was arrested on charges of domestic violence and malicious destruction of property after he assaulted Guyette while she held their child, and damaged her car. On October 21, Judge Gregory C. Flynn of the Waltham District Court granted a "continuance without a finding" (also known as "CWOF"), meaning that Remy was required to make an admission to allegations that would support a finding of guilt on the record, following which he was placed on probation. If he violated his probation, he could be found guilty and sentenced, but if he successfully completed his probation, the case would be dismissed, and no formal finding of guilt would ever be entered on his record. Remy was ordered, as a condition of his probation, to attend counseling, check in regularly with a probation officer and stay out of trouble for one year. The case went to trial on June 1, 2001. Guyette was prepared to testify and the prosecution asked for three months in jail with three months suspended. Although Remy admitted to threatening Guyette, the judge, Neil Walker, admitted that probation did not seem to be working for Remy. The case was continued without a finding of guilt on condition Remy should remain in counseling and not violate the law any further. (Guyette lost custody in 2007, after the Remys prevailed in a second case, brought at a time Guyette was in another abusive relationship.) On August 2, 2004, Remy was charged with vandalism after McMahon found him cutting up her clothes and pictures with scissors. He was released on a $500 bail with the agreement of the prosecutors who insisted that Remy should find a job. Remy was hired by the Red Sox to work as a security guard at Fenway Park. Remy admitted to police that he had "slapped her around," but dismissed the likely consequences as just "another year of probation." At his arraignment the next morning, Remy ignored the restraining order against him and walked up to McMahon, accusing her of cheating. When she forced him to look at her bruised face, he put his head down, blamed "the Anadrol" and said that he was sorry, and that he was going to miss her. After his release from jail, Remy returned to his job at Fenway Park. On January 31, 2011, Remy was charged with driving with a suspended license. ==Steroid use and dismissal from Red Sox==

In September 2003, Remy was leaving Waltham District Court, where hearings on three of his cases were held, when a police officer observed him shouting loudly into his cell phone. The officer performed a background check and discovered that Remy was driving with a suspended license. The officer pulled him over and when police towed Remy's car, they found needles and steroids inside his backpack. Remy was charged with driving with a suspended license as well as illegal possession of drugs and hypodermic needles. He also served on the 2004 World Series Trophy's security detail during its travels around New England. In 2007, Remy and another security guard, Nicholas Alex Cyr, were reprimanded for taking boxes of World Series jackets. In July 2008, the Massachusetts State Police confiscated a vial of Anadrol from Cyr's car. He told police that he had purchased the steroids from Remy. Remy denied being the supplier, but acknowledged being a steroid user. Both men were suspended and questioned about whether the drug was being used by Red Sox players. Remy and Cyr were both fired in September. ==Assault and murder of Jennifer Martel==

In 2007, Remy met Jennifer Martel, a 22-year-old Taunton, Massachusetts, native who was casually dating one of Remy's co-workers. Martel initially described her relationship with Remy as a fling, but she unexpectedly became pregnant and the two moved in together. However, Martel canceled the engagement and told her mother that she would never marry Remy. During her last few years, Martel was unhappy and told her mother that she was planning to leave. On August 13, 2013, Remy got into an argument with Martel. The argument escalated, and Remy pushed her into a bathroom mirror. Remy was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Shortly after, Martel obtained an emergency restraining order. On August 14, Remy was arraigned in Waltham District Court. He pleaded not guilty. The Middlesex County District Attorney's office recommended that he should be released on his personal recognizance and he was released by the judge with a bail warning and a no-abuse order. Martel elected not to have the restraining order extended. According to Martel's mother, her daughter did not extend the restraining order at the request of Remy's mother. On August 15, Waltham police were called to Remy and Martel's home after multiple calls to 911 reported a stabbing. Detectives stated that there was a long, protracted struggle in the home that went through the kitchen, stairway, living room, and onto the patio where Remy pinned Martel down, and stabbed her multiple times. According to the police report, Martel had stab wounds to her shoulder and neck. She was found without a shirt and had a blue cloth covering her face. Martel died from her injuries. Their daughter was present at the residence at the time of the attack and was unharmed. On October 8, he pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail. On October 6, 2013, Remy gave his first interview since his arrest to Boston Herald reporter Laurel J. Sweet. Remy denied that he murdered Martel, calling the idea that he killed her "ridiculous" and stated "I loved her, I still love her." He also stated that he would not contact his daughter while in prison and that he hoped his parents would receive custody of her because they have greater financial means. He called his parents "very good people" and said that "none of this is their fault." On May 27, 2014, Remy pleaded guilty to the murder of Jennifer Martel and other indictments and was given the mandatory sentence of life in prison without a possibility of parole. Custody of daughter Remy and Martel's daughter was taken by officials from the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families and placed in foster care after Remy was charged with murder. Martel's parents moved from Virginia to Massachusetts for the trial and to apply for custody of their granddaughter. Remy's parents, Jerry and Phoebe Remy, also applied for custody and a trial was scheduled. On March 24, 2014, the Martel and Remy families announced that they had come to an agreement that would end the custody battle. The girl would live with the Martels and the Remys would have visitation rights. The families did not specify which members of the Martel family the girl would live with. It was later reported that Arianna was living with Brian Martel Jr., his wife, and their young children. Grandfather Jerry Remy died of cancer in October 2021. Assault charges while awaiting trial On April 3, 2014, Remy allegedly assaulted a fellow pre-trial detainee at the Middlesex Jail in Cambridge. Following the incident, Remy was moved to a separate area of the facility where he could not have contact with other detainees. He was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Remy was accused of throwing scalding coffee in the detainee's face before beating him with his fists, a green plastic chair, and a bar of soap. After the attack, Remy stated "I did what I had to do–I got a child molester." Confinement Remy is serving his life sentence at the medium security MCI-Shirley in Shirley, Massachusetts. ==References==