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Judge Allows North Andover Officer to Move Into Apartment Before Trial

The ruling lets her leave her mother’s home under probation oversight to position herself for potential reunification with her son.

Overview

  • A Lawrence judge approved Kelsey Fitzsimmons’s request to relocate to her own apartment, with random probation checks and searches required.
  • Fitzsimmons must continue to abstain from alcohol and is barred from possessing weapons under existing release conditions.
  • The court denied a defense bid to obtain disciplinary records from her fiancé’s employer, the North Andover Fire Department, during Thursday’s pretrial session.
  • Jury selection is scheduled to begin March 23 in Lawrence in the case stemming from a June 30, 2025 confrontation at her home.
  • She has pleaded not guilty to armed assault with intent to murder and assault with a dangerous weapon; prosecutors say she pointed a gun at officers serving a restraining order, while the defense cites postpartum depression and says she intended self-harm.