Patrick Mendoza released on bail

Patrick Mendoza, who has been held on charges stemming from a shooting on Hanover Street last July, was released on bail last week.

Mendoza turned himself in to police from a treatment facility on the Cape on 21 July after a nine day search for him following the shooting. At a dangerousness hearing in October, a Suffolk County Superior Court Judge ruled that he should remain behind bars until at least 1 May because he remained potential threat to society.

Under the conditions of his release, Mendoza must wear a GPS bracelet, is confined to his home (with provisions for employment, legal, and medical appointments), is not allowed contact with the victim, must not come within 200 yards of 257 Hanover St (Modern Pastry), and must submit to weekly drug tests.

A Pre-Trial Conference is set for 11 June.