A former Westfield man is being sentenced to prison for attacking a neighbor with a hammer in 2016. The Northwestern District Attorney's Office says Adrian Hinds was sentenced in Superior Court on Monday to 8-to-10 years for the assault. Prosecutors said this was an unprovoked attack at an apartment complex on Southwick Road. Hinds was initially convicted and sentenced in 2018, but the State Supreme Court ordered a new trial because the defense was unable to call a witness to make a self-defense argument.
Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni stated, “I commend both victims of this attack for courageously facing their attacker in court and working with my office to bring the defendant to justice, twice. For the second time, I commend Assistant District Attorney Janine Simonian for her resilience, and commitment to justice, in prosecuting this case, and once again securing a conviction and a just result for the victims."