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Courtroom erupts as four sentenced to life in prison for murder

Two men were arrested during a near riot in Suffolk Superior Court today as four other men were sentenced for the death of Terrance Jacobs in Dorchester in 2007, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports:

Spectators in the gallery began to mutter, shout, and storm from the room as the clerk of the court read off the men's sentences. Within seconds, that activity escalated into shouted expletives, pushes, and punches, with court officers and Boston Police ordering all parties from the courtroom. Additional court officers and Boston Police responded to assist in clearing the room and quelling the disturbance, which by then had spilled into the lobby. They made two arrests, suffering minor injuries in the process.

Brandon Pight, 17, of Dorchester, was charged with assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon – a shod foot – and disturbing the peace. He was ordered held in lieu of $8,500 cash bail at his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court. Reinald Ortiz, 26, of Hyde Park, was charged with disturbing the peace.

Paul Goode, 27, Pedro Ortiz, 30, and Terrance Pabon, 20, all of Dorchester, and Markeese Mitchell, 19, of Brockton, were sentenced to life in prison, but could be eligible for parole in 15 years.

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