Worcester County prosecutors dropped criminal charges against a 40-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing another man in January, court records show.
Tailor Albert Quinonez was charged in Worcester District Court with armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection with the stabbing on Jan. 15 in downtown Worcester. But prosecutors this week filed what’s known as a nolle prosequi, a formal notice that they are dropping the charges.
“The Commonwealth, after careful consideration has determined that further prosecution of this matter is not in the interest of justice,” reads a court filing by the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office…