Rochdale man arrested in Leicester traffic stop after giving false name; meth, warrants from Tennessee discovered

LEICESTER — On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Officer Ives Fisher of the Leicester Police Department was conducting stationary traffic enforcement outside LifeSource Church on Stafford Street when he observed a Ford van pass by.

(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Ives Fisher and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)

On a hunch, Officer Fisher entered the vehicle’s registration into his cruiser’s Mobile Data Terminal. A query of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) database showed the registration had been revoked due to lack of insurance, he said.

“I was able to catch up with the vehicle at the intersection of Henshaw Street and Stafford Street,” Officer Fisher said. “I activated my emergency lights and pulled the vehicle over in front of 575 Henshaw Street.”

Officer Fisher approached the driver, identified as Keith [last name redacted], 39, and explained the reason for the stop. Keith began searching his phone for what he believed was proof of his insurance payment, according to Officer Fisher. While speaking with Keith, Officer Fisher observed that his passenger was not wearing a seatbelt.

“I asked for his name and date of birth, he quietly said that his name was ‘Scott Brooks’ and that his date of birth was ‘December 9, 1983,’” Officer Fisher said. “After speaking with Keith, I returned to my cruiser and radioed Officer [Max] Jette to my location. I then attempted to locate ‘Scott’ through an inquiry via CJIS.”

At this time, Officer Jette arrived on scene and approached the passenger side of Officer Fisher’s cruiser. After attempting to locate “Scott,” Officer Fisher informed Officer Jette that he was unable to find anyone matching that name or date of birth.

Shortly after Officer Jette’s arrival, Officer James Murphy also responded to assist.

“After conferring with both officers, we determined that we were going to give exit orders to both occupants of the vehicle,” Officer Fisher said. “Once we did, Officer Murphy took Scott to the rear of the vehicle and I took Keith to the front of the vehicle.”

After reaching the front of the vehicle with Keith, the officer asked him who the passenger was. Keith replied that his name was “Dean.”

“When I asked what his last name was, he responded that he did not know how to spell it but that it was ‘Largesse,’” Officer Fisher said. “After learning this, I walked over to Officer Murphy and ‘Scott.’ I then placed him in handcuffs and placed him in the rear passenger compartment of Officer Jette’s cruiser. I then read Dean his Miranda rights. We were then able to find Dean Largesse (DOB [redacted]) via a CJIS inquiry.”

According to police, Dean J. Largesse, 42, is a resident of 611 Pleasant Street in Rochdale, MA.

While Officer Fisher detained Largesse, Sergeant Alexander Samia also arrived on scene.

“Officer Jette, Officer Murphy and I then began the inventory of the vehicle per department policy,” Officer Fisher said. “While we were conducting the inventory, Officer Jette found three IDs that were in a black backpack in the rear compartment of the vehicle. None of these IDs were from the state of Massachusetts, and none of them had ‘Dean’ or ‘Keith’ on them (by photo or name).”

The officer then went to speak with Sergeant Samia. Shortly thereafter, Officer Jette approached them to report that he had discovered a quantity of what appeared to be crack cocaine or crystal methamphetamine.

“I then walked over to the vehicle and Ofc. Jette followed shortly after,” Officer Fisher said. “I was looking for the substance that Officer Jette had found in the vehicle, and he pointed out a small black cylindrical tube. He opened it, and when I looked in it, I was able to see a rock inside the size of a rock [a literal rock] that could be found on the side of the street and other smaller ones below it. The substance had a crystalized look to it, which through my training as a police officer, is consistent with crystal methamphetamine.”

After Officer Jette informed them about the suspected substance, Officer Murphy detained Keith and placed him in the back of his cruiser. Due to the unclear placement of the bag within the vehicle, there was uncertainty about its ownership.

“So, I went to ask Dean about the bag and who it belonged to,” Officer Fisher said. “When I asked Dean about the bag he shook his head, shrugged and said to me ‘Silence is a good one.’ I then asked ‘So you don’t want to talk about it?’ and he shook his head no. I then closed the door and proceeded to walk to Officer Murphy’s cruiser to speak with Keith about the substance found.”

Officer Fisher stated that when he arrived at Officer Murphy’s cruiser, Officer Murphy informed him that he had told Keith he was being detained. Officer Fisher then opened the cruiser door to speak with Keith and informed him of the items found in the backpack. Keith denied that the backpack belonged to him.

“When I asked him who the backpack belonged to, Keith said ‘I would imagine it’s his,’” Officer Fisher said. “Keith stated that if Dean smoked that substance he never did in front of him.”

Officer Fisher stated that Keith said “none of those bags are mine.” When asked if they belonged to Largesse, Keith nodded in agreement. Officer Fisher then asked if Keith had seen Largesse with the bags in his possession—specifically the black backpack—and Keith responded, “Yeah.”

“I then returned to Officer Jette and Officer Murphy to tell them about the conversations that I had with both gentlemen,” Officer Fisher said. “Officer Jette told me that he found a Triple A card in a wallet within the black backpack with Dean’s name on it. We then went to the side door of the vehicle, where Officer Jette pulled out the wallet, and in one of the pockets in the wallet was a Triple A card with Dean’s name on it. Then I walked back to Officer Jette’s cruiser to tell Dean that he was being placed under arrest and that he was going to be charged. After telling Dean, I spoke with Keith and released him.”

Officer Fisher told Keith that Officer Murphy would give him a courtesy transport back home so he wouldn’t have to walk there.

“Officer Jette and I cleared the scene to bring Dean back to the station to be booked,” Officer Fisher said. “While in booking, Officer Jette reminded me that Dean’s bag was in my cruiser with the evidence. Just as I was about to leave to retrieve the backpack, Dean began to ask us if we had his knife, which was a gift. He told us that it was a SOG knife and when Officer Jette asked if it was a fixed bladed knife, he told us ‘No. It’s a folding one.’” (An SOG knife is a type of tactical knife made by SOG Specialty Knives & Tools, a company known for producing knives, multi-tools, and other gear often used by military personnel, law enforcement, and outdoor enthusiasts).

Officer Fisher stated that after retrieving Largesse’s black backpack, he brought it into the booking room and began to inventory its contents.

“When I opened one of the front compartments of the bag, I pulled out a SOG folding knife,” Officer Fisher said. “Dean told us that was the knife he was talking about. This clarified to us that this black backpack was Dean’s all along. After taking Dean’s fingerprints, the printout from AFIS [Automated Fingerprint Identification System] showed us that Dean has an arrest warrant from the state of Tennessee for ‘Aggravated assault and additional offense of vandalism and capias bench warrant for FTA [Failure to Appear]’ and for ‘DUI first offense drivers to exercise due care and registration expired.’”

Officer Fisher stated that Sergeant Samia had dispatch contact the agency in Waynesboro, Tennessee—where the warrants originated—to determine whether they wished to retrieve Largesse. The agency declined.

Largesse was charged with:

• Possess Class B Drug
• Possess/Purchase to Distribute Drug Paraphernalia
• False ID Information, Arrestee Furnish to Law Enforcement

Largesse’s bail was set at $250.

Largesse was arraigned in East Brookfield District Court on April 9, 2025.

Following his arraignment, he was released on bail.

Largesse’s next court date is a pretrial conference scheduled for June 4, 2025.

Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in April, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.

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