According to the US Attorney’s Office, a Cambridge man has been charged with sex trafficking women up and down the east coast.

Daniel Rodriguez, 36, was already in state custody when the federal authorities brought a charge of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion last week.

According to an affidavit signed by FBI special agent Cam Long, Rodriguez allegedly trafficked at least four victims, including one minor, using threats of and actual violence to force them into having sex with himself and clients.

He frequently took them out of Massachusetts and and to states as far away as Florida to perform sex work, while taking all the profits, Long wrote.

In one instance, Rodriguez allegedly got into a high speed chase with police, crashed his Mercedes in Randolph, fled the scene, and left one of his victims injured in the flipped over car.

The affidavit also describes how Rodriguez tracked victims who declined to participate in his commercial sex scheme and forced one woman to continue having sex with clients while she was seven months pregnant.

Rodriguez is currently awaiting an initial appearance in federal court in Boston.

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Plymouth County see 37% decrease in overdoses

Fatal overdoses decreased by more than a third last year in Plymouth County, according to the District Attorney’s Office.

In 2025, the county recorded 59 deaths from overdoses, down from 93 deaths in 2024, a nearly 37% decrease year over year.

“I am pleased to see a substantial decrease in suspected fatal overdoses across Plymouth County, but the fact remains there is always more work to do,” DA Timothy Cruz said in a statement.

Homicides were also down last year, with 12 homicides in 2025 compared to 14 homicides in 2024, the DA’s Office said. In both years, the majority of homicides occurred in Brockton.

“Our office is steadfast in its mission to hold violent offenders accountable while also helping to reduce all types of fatalities in our community through coordinated efforts with our local partners,” Cruz said.

Man pleads guilty to toddler overdose death in Wareham

Donald Humes, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter and two counts of reckless endangerment of a child in connection with the death of his two-year-old son.

Humes had called 911 on April 24, 2022 to report that his son Cameron was unresponsive and not breathing, according to the Plymouth County DA. Wareham first responders administered aid on arrival, but the toddler was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.

Investigators later discovered that the child had methadone in his system.

Humes was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, with one year to serve, and the rest of the sentence suspended for two years, followed by two years of probation.

Incident Summary

BPD responded to 190 incidents in the 24-hour period ending at 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to the department’s incident log. Those included arrests for four aggravated assaults, one commercial burglary, 17 miscellaneous larcenies, and three auto thefts.

Arrests

All of the below-named defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

— Tyrique Jean-Louis, 90 River Rd. Somerville. Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

— Branden Vaughn, 508 Park St., Dorchester. Operating a motor vehicle unlicensed/with a suspended permit.

— Brian Brewster, 5 Gary Gust Cir., Stoughton. Assault and battery on a police officer.

— Tomas Gomez-Salazar, 73 Sea St., North Weymouth. Trespassing.

— Fednaire Theagene, 40 Norwell St., Dorchester. Uninsured motor vehicle.

— Dirique Richards-Brown, 1586 Columbus Ave., Roxbury. Possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug.

— Laura Delmedico, 891 Massachusetts Ave., Roxbury. Shoplifting over $250 by concealing merchandise.

—Clayton Madden, no address listed. Shoplifting over $250 by concealing merchandise.

— Michael McCalaster, 26 Carter St., Everett. Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

— William Stewart, no address listed. Warrant arrest.

— Robert Cooper, 39 Boylston St., Boston. Warrant Arrest.

— Daniel Wright, 2 Wyman St., Jamaica Plain. Possession of a Class A drug.

— Nicolas Bailey, 188 Bennington St., East Boston.  Assault and battery on a police officer.

— Aarav Sikriwal, no address listed. Shoplifting over $250 by asportation.

— Natalie Deed, 10 Atherton St., Jamaica Plain. Malicious destruction of property over $1,200.

— Abdourahamane Bah, 267 West Third St., Boston. Prohibition against possession.