BROCKTON – A woman facing assault and battery and shoplifting charges after an incident inside a grocery store has admitted to the facts, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced.
Today, in Brockton District Court, 29-year-old Rahjane J. Byrd of Hyde Park, admitted to sufficient facts on one count each of Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, Assault and Battery, Shoplifting by Asportation, and Disorderly Conduct. The Commonwealth requested that Byrd plead guilty, and be sentenced to two years in the House of Correction, with one year to serve and the balance suspended for two years. The Commonwealth requested the conditions that Byrd stay away from the victims and Market Basket. Judge Green continued the case without a finding for one year, and adopted the conditions.
On Sunday, October 26, 2025, at approximately 5:00 p.m., West Bridgewater Police responded to Market Basket supermarket at 352 West Center Street for a report of a disturbance. Police received multiple 911 calls reporting that two customers were fighting with store employees…