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Man charged with human trafficking linked to criminal organization, officials say

Charles Morrison accused of slashing woman's face over unpaid debt

Man charged with human trafficking linked to criminal organization, officials say

Charles Morrison accused of slashing woman's face over unpaid debt

WEBVTT COURTROOM BEFORE THE PROCEEDING WAS EVEN OVER.rtAMY: 54-YEAR-OLD CHARLES MORRISON HAD A LOT TO SAY AT HIS BAIL HEARING ONrt HUMAN TRAVELING CHARGES.rtAMY: THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT ACCUSES HIM BEING PART OF THE SQUAD.JUST LAST WEEK JOHN WHO PROSECUTORS SAID IS A MEMBER OF rtTHE SQUAD PLEADED GUILTY TO SHOOTING AND KILLING JOHN IN WHAT AUTHORITIES SAY STARTED AS A SQUAD MISSION TO TEACH HIM A LESSON.rt GEBO IS NOT IMPLICATED IN THIS CASE, BUT MORRISON IS ACCUSED OF SLASHING A WOMAN'S FACE EARLIER THIS YEAR NEAR APPLErt HEARST AND HANOVER STREETS OVER AN UNPAID DRUG DEBT.THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT STATES THE LEADER OF THE SQUAD ORDERED THE ASSAULT AS THErt CONSEQUENCES. >> WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED, THESE ARE SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.AMY: PROSECUTORS OUTLINED MORRISON'S LENGTHY CRIMINAL RECORD DATESrt BACK TO 2006 AND INCLUDES TO ROBBERY CONVICTIONS IN VIRGINIA THAT LED TO PRISON AND PROBATION.BUT DECLINED TOrt DETAIL HIS MOST RECENT ALLEGED CRIME ORGANIZATION ACTIVITY CITING ONGOING INVESTIGATION, EFFORTS INTO THE SQUAD.rt MORRISON DID NOT GET THE LAST WORD IN COURT, WALKING OUT BEFORE THE CASE WAS FINISHED. rt
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Man charged with human trafficking linked to criminal organization, officials say

Charles Morrison accused of slashing woman's face over unpaid debt

A Manchester man accused of being linked to a criminal operation called "the Squad" is facing human trafficking charges, prosecutors said Tuesday.Charles Morrison, 54, is accused of taking part in an ongoing pattern of intimidation and human trafficking, including cutting a woman's face with a razor. He interrupted a bail hearing Tuesday and demanded that his previous record not be read aloud."Excuse me. Excuse me one moment, with all due respect," Morrison said. "All the state going to do is run down my priors. Let's go with the bail, whatever it may be, because this is ridiculous."Morrison is accused of slashing a woman's face earlier this year near Amherst and Hanover streets over an unpaid drug debt. The criminal complaint said that the leader of the Squad ordered the assault because of her debt."We are extremely concerned," police prosecutor Carissa Pelletier said. "These are very serious allegations. We are concerned for the safety of this victim."Prosecutors outlined Morrison's lengthy criminal record in New Hampshire that dates back to 2006. It includes robbery convictions in Virginia that led to prison and probation. Officials didn't give details about his alleged connection to organized criminal activity, citing ongoing investigative efforts into the Squad.Cases involving the Squad have come up in court recently. Last week, John Gebo, who prosecutors said is a member of the Squad, pleaded guilty to shooting and killing John Odige in what authorities said started as a Squad mission to teach Odige a lesson. Morrison walked out of the courtroom before the hearing was finished. He is being held on $50,000 cash bail and is scheduled to be back in court Oct. 3.

A Manchester man accused of being linked to a criminal operation called "the Squad" is facing human trafficking charges, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Charles Morrison, 54, is accused of taking part in an ongoing pattern of intimidation and human trafficking, including cutting a woman's face with a razor. He interrupted a bail hearing Tuesday and demanded that his previous record not be read aloud.

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"Excuse me. Excuse me one moment, with all due respect," Morrison said. "All the state going to do is run down my priors. Let's go with the bail, whatever it may be, because this is ridiculous."

Morrison is accused of slashing a woman's face earlier this year near Amherst and Hanover streets over an unpaid drug debt. The criminal complaint said that the leader of the Squad ordered the assault because of her debt.

"We are extremely concerned," police prosecutor Carissa Pelletier said. "These are very serious allegations. We are concerned for the safety of this victim."

Prosecutors outlined Morrison's lengthy criminal record in New Hampshire that dates back to 2006. It includes robbery convictions in Virginia that led to prison and probation.

Officials didn't give details about his alleged connection to organized criminal activity, citing ongoing investigative efforts into the Squad.

Cases involving the Squad have come up in court recently. Last week, John Gebo, who prosecutors said is a member of the Squad, pleaded guilty to shooting and killing John Odige in what authorities said started as a Squad mission to teach Odige a lesson.

Morrison walked out of the courtroom before the hearing was finished. He is being held on $50,000 cash bail and is scheduled to be back in court Oct. 3.