The man accused of driving his SUV through an Apple Store in Hingham last November, killing a New Jersey man and injuring 22 other people, is back in custody after he did not charge his GPS ankle monitor for his home confinement over the weekend, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.
Bradley Rein, 54, of Hingham, had been indicted on a second-degree murder charge and count of motor vehicle homicide after 65-year-old Kevin Bradley of Wayne, N.J., was killed when Rein drove his 2019 Toyota 4Runner through the Derby Shops in his hometown on Nov. 21, 2022.
An SUV rests inside an Apple store behind a large hole in the glass front of the store, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Hingham, Mass. One person was killed and 16 others were injured Monday when the SUV crashed into the store, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP
Rein was also charged with 18 counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and four counts of assault and battery, along with reckless operation of a motor vehicle, after 22 people were hurt when he was believed to have smashed through the store that Monday morning, the office said.
After pleading not guilty and posting his $100,000 bail in Brockton Superior Court, Rein’s home confinement conditions included wearing a GPS monitor bracelet, no operation of a motor vehicle, no leaving the state without prior approval, the surrender of his passport and no possession of weapons, the office said.
Police lost contact to the murder suspect’s GPS bracelet and visited his home in Hingham multiple times over the weekend of Sept. 23-24, the office stated, telling Rein to turn his bracelet back on. He is now back in custody after the Commonwealth obtained a probation warrant, the office stated.
Emergency workers aid injured shoppers after an SUV drove into an Apple store, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Hingham, Mass. Several people were injured in the incident, according to authorities. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP) BOSTON OUTAP
It was a scene of panic and chaos following the Apple Store crash, according to first responders, who stated they arrived at 10:45 a.m. after several 911 calls to find co-workers and other bystanders already giving first aid to the almost two dozen people with varying levels of injury, the office said.
The vehicle had careened through the glass front of the store, traveling all the way through to the back and pinning several people against the wall, officials said. The injured individuals were brought to South Shore Hospital.
Bradley, the 65-year-old New Jersey man who was killed in the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene, the office said. Bradley had just gotten engaged the day before his death, according to NBC Boston.
The damaged SUV that crashed into an Apple store is removed from the site of the crash on a flatbed tow truck, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Hingham, Mass. One person was killed and multiple others were injured Monday when the SUV crashed into the store, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP
In the indictments against Rein, officials state he’d been driving about 60 mph with no indication that he’d hit the brakes in the five seconds before he’d crashed into the Apple Store, the district attorney’s office said. Rein told police his foot had become stuck on the gas pedal, the office said.
Following his return to police custody, Rein appeared in Plymouth Superior Court on Sept. 26, and a judge revoked his bail for 60 days, the office said. He is next scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 20.
