LEICESTER — On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Officer Paul Pepin of the Leicester Police Department initiated a motor vehicle stop on a blue 2010 Subaru Outback with Massachusetts plates that was heading westbound in the area of 700 Main Street.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Statement of Facts of Officer Paul Pepin and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
Officer Pepin said he initiated a motor vehicle stop in the area of 1199 Main Street, but the driver — later identified as Jared Depatsy — was slow to stop.
According to police, Jared C. Depatsy, 45, is a resident of West Boylston, MA. Depatsy’s passenger was identified as 37-year-old Michael E. Garrity of Cherry Valley, MA.
“Depatsy informed me he has a suspended driver’s license,” Officer Pepin said. Officer Pepin said the information was confirmed through the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services database (CJIS), which showed that Depatsy’s license had been suspended as of March 9, 2026.
Officer Pepin said he requested a certified copy of the license suspension and a certified copy of the registration revocation. He also requested a tow.
Officer Pepin said he observed an oblong white pill on the center console, along with an unmarked prescription bottle and three loose suspected pills. Gabapentin was also recovered from the center console area.
Officer Pepin said Garrity also provided Officer Ives Fisher — who also responded to the scene — with an unmarked prescription bottle containing eight pills suspected to be Gabapentin, Baclofen (a muscle relaxer), and Alprazolam (a benzodiazepine).
Jared Depatsy, 45, of West Boylston, was arrested and charged with:
- Operate Motor Vehicle with License Suspended
- Operate Motor Vehicle with Registration Suspended
- Uninsured Motor Vehicle
- Possess Class E Drug (Gabapentin)
Michael Garrity of Cherry Valley, was arrested and charged with:
- Possess Class E Drug (Gabapentin)
- Possess Class E Drug (Baclofen)
- Possess Class E Drug (Alprazolam)
“The suspected drugs will be sent to UMASS Drugs of Abuse Lab and logged as evidence,” Officer Pepin said.
Depatsy’s bail was set at $500. Garrity’s bail was set at personal recognizance.
According to Officer Pepin, Garrity was later released and Depatsy was transferred to the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Safe Keep Program to be held until his arraignment.
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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