Northborough Teen Deemed 'Dangerous,' Accused of Armed Home Invasion

WOBURN, MA -- A 19-year-old Northborough man is being held without bail, deemed a danger to society, after being charged as part of a New Year's Day 2017 armed home invasion in Marlborough.

In Middlesex Superior Court on April 26, Jonathan Pinho was ordered held without bail after a dangerousness hearing on charges of: home invasion, armed robbery (two counts), conspiracy (two counts), assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, larceny over $250, intimidation of a witness and threats.

Pinho's next court date is a May 15 scheduling conference.

The victims told Marlborough police that after opening the door for someone they knew, four or five men pushed their way inside and demanded money and valuables from those in the home. The intruders, except for Pinho, were masked and have not yet been identified, the Metrowest Daily News reported.

Several of the intruders carried weapons, including a handgun. No one was injured, but the intruders stole some property, the paper reported.

This wasn't Pinho's first brush with the law.

In May of 2016, the then 18-year-old was charged by Northborough police with larceny and motor-vehicle charges after allegedly stealing his mother's jewelry and crashing his father's car into a utility pole. Pinho allegedly told police he crashed because he received a phone call and took his eyes off the road, according to Metrowest Daily News.

Pinho was accused of taking his father's car without permission. In his backpack, Northborough police found jewelry belonging to his mother.

The result of that case was not immediately available.

For more on this story read the Metrowest Daily News.

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