New Bedford man convicted for shooting at vehicle, larceny

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said a New Bedford man was convicted of firing “at least seven shots at a vehicle driving along Court Street” in 2022.

26-year-old Rayshond Lewis was charged with attempted assault and battery by means of a firearm, carrying an illegal firearm, carrying a loaded illegal firearm, and larceny.

On May 3, 2022 Lewis was got out of a car outside of Ash Street Jail and fired several shots at a passing vehicle.

He was at the jail with several others to visit another person being held there.

Quinn said no one was struck or injured during the incident, but bullets did strike a nearby house, front porch, and parked vehicle.

The larceny was connected to an incident a week after the shooting where Lewis stole his ex-girlfriend’s cell phone.

He was sentenced to serve eight to 11 years in state prison, which will be served after he completes a five to 10 year state prison term for violating the terms of his probation connected to a violent 2017 home invasion.