A former staffer for the Massachusetts Governor has been released after posting bail that was lowered during arraignment.
LaMar Cook, a former aide to Governor Maura Healey, was the deputy director of her Western Massachusetts office in Springfield, where he served as a regional liaison starting in 2023.
According to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office, in late October 2025, Cook was arrested by Massachusetts State Police after investigators intercepted packages containing significant amounts of cocaine delivered to the Springfield State Office Building where he worked and Hotel UMass. He faced initial charges including Cocaine Trafficking, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. He pleaded not guilty and was fired immediately by the Healey administration upon learning of the arrest…