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Massachusetts lieutenant governor candidate ends campaign after arrest

Police said Shawn Oliver was arrested on suspicion of operating under influence of alcohol after a car crash The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts announced the suspension of his campaign on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk-driving crash. Shawn Oliver, a city councilor in New Bedford and a corrections officer, said in a post on X he was ending his campaign because “…

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Massachusetts GOP lieutenant governor candidate suspends campaign after arrest in suspected drunk driving crash

Police say Oliver was arrested after a car crash late Saturday on suspicion of operating under the influence of alcohol.

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