DEDHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Hundreds of protesters rallied in Dedham to demand justice for a teen who drowned at a graduation party hosted by a retired State Police captain over the summer.
James Coughlin and his wife Leslie have been charged with reckless endangerment and furnishing alcohol to a minor after Alonzo Polk, 17, drowned after he was allegedly pushed into a pool at a party for the Coughlins’ daughter over the summer. The Coughlins are scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on Nov. 3, and Polk’s mother said she wanted officials to move faster.
“I need justice, I need Norfolk County to wake up,” said Debra Rowell. “It’s been for months too long and I got no answers.”
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