Salisbury Man Accused Of Threatening A Judge

LOWELL -- A Salisbury man with mental-health issues has a court date next month on charges that he left a threatening voicemail targeting the presiding justice in Newburyport District Court and allegedly made threats to cut off another man's head with a sickle.

Danny V. Roy, 62, of 40 Kendall Lane, Salisbury, is scheduled for a March 7 status date in Lowell District Court . His cases were transferred to Middlesex County out of Essex County due to the events involving the judge. Roy's competency issues have delayed resolution of these cases, most of which involve threats of violence.

Roy is charged with threats to commit murder and assault with a dangerous weapon (a sickle) for an incident on Oct. 23. A driver who was dropping off Roy's neighbor told police that Roy, who was holding a sickle, yelled at the driver, "How long do you think it would take for me to cut your head off with this?''

He also has pleaded not guilty to charges of intimidation of a witness and threats to commit a crime in connection with a Sept. 13, 2016 incident in which he allegedly left a message threatening Newburyport District Court Presiding Justice Peter F. Doyle.

In court documents, State Police Trooper Zachary Bolcome of the Essex County State Police Investigative Services alleges that on Aug. 10, Roy threatened Doyle.

Roy's attorney, Robert LeBlanc, who represents Roy on open charges in Newburyport District Court, provided Doyle with a recording of a voice message allegedly left by Roy on the attorney's personal cell phone.
The judge played the recording in which the voice states, "I want to see that Judge Doyle. I'll take care of him all day." The message continues, "I've already taken care of him" and "he should be afraid of me right now." Doyle was "slightly concerned" about the statements made in the voice mail.
At the time, Roy was being held at Tewksbury State Hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial for three cases in Newburyport District Court:
* In two 2014 cases, Roy was charged with threats, assault with a dangerous weapon, trespass, disturbing a school and disturbing the peace.
* In a January 2016 case, he was charged with disturbing the peace and resisting arrest. He was sent for a competency evaluation.

Roy had appeared before Doyle multiple times and has "communicated'' that he blames Doyle and the Amesbury Police Department for the suicide of his son, Christopher Roy, in April 2014, according to court documents.
State troopers met with Roy and his advocate at the hospital and expressed concerns about the threatening language used toward the judge. Roy insisted he did not intend any physical harm to the judge.