Man Held on $1 million bail in connection With Infirmary Shooting

Raymond Wallace, the Marblehead man accused of shooting a deputy with his own gun at Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary July 31, was arraigned from his hospital room Massachusetts General Hospital Tuesday.
According to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office, Wallace is being held on $1 million bail after the arraignment.

Wallace is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a public employee, and escape, according to a Boston Municipal Court complaint.

The Suffolk County DA's office does not have an address for Wallace, only that his residence is in Marblehead, said Renee Algarin, spokesperson for the office.


Wallace, 36, while in the custody of two Middlesex County deputy sheriffs, allegedly tried to take possession of one of the deputy's service weapons while detained on Essex County offenses Wednesday.

Regular readers of Salem Patch might recognize Wallace. He is accused of donning a mask like this ones from the movie "The Town" and robbing the PetsMart on Highland Avenue, then setting his get-away car on fire. He's also suspected in a hold-up of the now-closed Borders Books just over the Salem line in Peabody.

Members of the Salem PD will certainly recognize him. Several officers received commendations for capturing him after the PetsMart robbery. Authorities also say they found a cache of weapons linked to Wallace in a pair of speakers that wound up in North Andover after a trash company cleaned out Wallace's former Courageous Court apartment.