By KENNEDY GRIFFIN

(Orange, MA) Yamil Nunez, 47, from Athol is being held without bail following a Friday appearance in Orange District Court where Judge Laurie MacLeod deemed him too dangerous to release. Nunez has been charged in connection with a November 2022 non-fatal shooting of a man.

After an investigation by Athol Police assisted by the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, an arrest warrant was issued for Nunez on January 31st and he was arrested in Greenfield two days later. Nunez has been detained since then and will remain in custody until his next court date on April 11th.

Nunez’s charges include:

  • armed assault with intent to murder;
  • assault and battery by means of a firearm;
  • two counts of assault by means of a dangerous weapon;
  • unlawful carrying of a firearm;
  • unlawful possession of ammunition;
  • unlawful possession of a loaded firearm;
  • discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.