WESTFIELD – Scott Marek, a former city jeweler, couldn’t make his court date in Westfield District Court Wednesday because he is incarcerated in Enfield, Connecticut.
Marek’s attorney, John Pearson, told Westfield District Court Judge Philip Contant that Marek is being held on high bail on unrelated charges.
A clerk at Enfield Superior Court’s Clerk’s Office said Marek is being held on $450,000 cash or surety, meaning he could use a bail bondsman.
The clerk, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Marek’s bail is based on five cases combined, the most recent arrest being April 17 for violating an abuse prevention order.
Marek was arrested at 8:47 p.m. and was charged with “violation of a protective order and interfering with an officer,” according to the Enfield Press.
Bail for the April 17 only case was set at $250,000, according to the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch website. The site lists 14 separate charges for the five cases covering the period between November 16, 2014 through April 17. For the four cases, bail was set at $50,000 each.
Some of those charges pending include larceny sixth degree, disorderly conduct, possession of a controlled substance and failure to appear, according to the Enfield Superior Court clerk and the judicial branch website.
Marek is due back in Enfield Superior Court for a pretrial conference on May 10 for the five cases.
Contant said he would hold off until April 30 on filing a default warrant for Marek’s failure to appear on Wednesday.
Locally, Marek, 56, of Enfield, Conn., was charged with 15 counts–nine counts from August and six counts from October–of larceny over $250 for allegedly stealing from his customers of the now defunct Marek Jewelers, which had been located at 82 Main Street in Westfield.
Marek Jewelers at 82 Main St. was cleaned out after owner Scott Marek was evicted on November 23, 2015 (photo by Christine Charnosky)
At his November arraignment, after turning himself in on two warrants for the 15 counts, Marek was released in lieu of $2,000 cash bail, which was paid by his father, Myron Marek.
According to Westfield Police Capt. Michael McCabe, the charges date back to February when customers began complaining that they brought in items to be repaired or to be sold on consignment, but their items were not getting fixed/returned nor were they receiving money for items that may have been sold.
The property he stole is valued between $5,000 and $10,000.
Marek had a pretrial conference in Westfield District Court on February 12 during which time motions were filed, including one for Marek to gain access to property being held in police custody.
Marek was evicted from his Main Street store on November 23 and his property was seized by police and by the landlord.
In February, Pearson said that Marek has returned some of the victims’ property, but would not give details. He referred The Westfield News to Westfield Det. Anthony Tsatsos.
Tsatsos cannot comment on the case.
Staff Writer Christine Charnosky can be reached at [email protected]
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