Crime & Safety
Wanted Cape Cod Fugitive With 100+ Charges Arrested
Police said Ethan Woodward was found with a knife and drugs at Cape Cod Hospital.
YARMOUTH, MA — A Cape Cod man with more than 100 charges on his record has been arrested again, police said Monday. Ethan Woodward, 27, of Yarmouth, was arrested Friday in the parking lot of Cape Cod Hospital. He had been wanted for a home burglary in his hometown. An officer recognized Woodward in a vehicle and arrested him on the spot, police said. Woodward had suboxone and a 4-inch switchblade in his possession, police said.
Woodward was charged with breaking and entering, larceny, carrying a weapon and drug possession (subsequent offense). He was scheduled for an arraignment Monday in Barnstable District Court.
Woodward's criminal history includes 110 charges, according to police. He was convicted of a dozen break-ins in Hyannis and sentenced to 5 years in prison in 2013.
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Photo: Ethan Woodward's mugshot following his arrest in Yarmouth April 6, 2018. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)
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