SWAMPSCOTT — A former Marblehead resident who has what police termed a lengthy criminal history, has been charged with breaking into Gov. Charlie Baker’s Monument Avenue home, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office.
Lane Forman, 59, was arraigned Oct. 7 in Lynn District Court, according to the Essex District Attorney’s office. He was released on $5,000 bail, but was ordered by the court to stay away from the governor, his family and his Monument Avenue home. He has been fitted with a GPS monitoring device and ordered to undergo a competency hearing. He is scheduled to return to court for a pre-trial hearing on Nov. 4, according to the DA’s office.
According to WBZ-TV, First Lady Lauren Baker and the couple’s daughter were home at the time of the break-in, which occurred last Wednesday at approximately 3:30 p.m.
The Danvers man allegedly pulled into the driveway and entered the home through an unlocked exterior door that led into the kitchen while Baker’s State Police security detail was parked in front of the home, according to WBZ-TV.
According to the news report, Forman left behind a letter addressed to Baker, along with documents and photos.
Baker’s home has been the site of frequent protests in the past several months. Another demonstration is scheduled to take place at the governor’s home Wednesday at 5 p.m.
State Police, which is handling the case, said that they do not release details about executive protection operations for “security reasons.”
According to someone with knowledge of the Lynn District Court proceeding, in requesting bail, the Commonwealth cited the nature and circumstances of the offense charged, the potential penalty he faced and his record of convictions, including what was termed as an extensive sealed record.
Forman was also the loser in a civil court suit in 1998 with the late John Henry Williams, son of Red Sox great Ted Williams. Forman had claimed Williams cheated him out of profits stemming from a business venture.
