A judge ordered a former western Massachusetts aide to Gov. Maura Healey held without bail following a dangerousness hearing Friday that came only days after he was arrested and pleaded not guilty to cocaine trafficking charges, according to court records.
Prosecutors said they seized roughly eight kilos of cocaine that were to be delivered over the weekend to a state building in Springfield where LaMar Cook worked. Cook, 45, served as the deputy director of Healey’s western Massachusetts office until he was fired Saturday.
Springfield District Court Judge Kevin Maltby ruled that Cook was dangerous during the Friday hearing and ordered authorities to hold him at the Hampden County House of Correction, court records show…