WAREHAM Prosecutors have asked a judge to order Wareham police officer Ryan G. Gomes held before trial as a danger to others, and a hearing on the request is set for Friday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. in Wareham District Court, according to the court's docket in the case.
The Commonwealth filed its dangerousness motion at Gomes' arraignment on Monday, Oct. 26, and the hearing was continued to Friday, to be held in person, a handwritten docket entry shows. Gomes pleaded not guilty to all charges and is being held without bail, NBC Boston reported. He is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
What the docket shows
The criminal complaint, docket number 2660CR001616, was issued Oct. 26 and lists 18 counts. The docket pages the court sent South Coast 360 list 16 of the 18 counts: 13 counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, one count of strangulation or suffocation, one count of assault and battery on a family or household member and one count of rape.
The docket names the investigating agency as the Massachusetts State Police, Yarmouth. NBC Boston reported that state police detectives assigned to the Cape and Islands District Attorney's office handled the case. The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission suspended Gomes' certification on Tuesday, Oct. 27, the station reported.
South Coast 360 does not identify people who report sexual assault or domestic abuse, and this story leaves out details that could identify the person who made the report.
What a dangerousness hearing decides
Under Chapter 276, Section 58A, of the General Laws, prosecutors may ask for a person to be held before trial, or released only on conditions, when the person is charged with a felony that involves the use, attempted use or threatened use of physical force against another person, among other listed offenses. The hearing is held at the person's first appearance unless the person or the prosecution asks for a continuance, and the person is held during a continuance if there was probable cause for the arrest.
To order someone held, the judge must find by clear and convincing evidence that no conditions of release will reasonably assure the safety of any other person or the community, the law says.
What comes next
South Coast 360 will update this story with the result of Friday's hearing. Our first story reported the arrest and the penalties the charges carry.
If you need help
SafeLink, Massachusetts' free, confidential, 24-hour domestic violence hotline, is 877-785-2020. It can also connect callers with a local sexual assault program.
The National Sexual Assault Hotline, run by RAINN, is 800-656-4673, 24 hours a day.
Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.
Notes
The dangerousness motion, the Oct. 30 hearing, the docket number, the counts and the investigating agency come from the Wareham District Court docket, which the court's case administrator sent South Coast 360 on Oct. 28. The plea, the hold without bail, the investigators and the certification suspension come from NBC Boston's Oct. 27 report and are credited to the station. The detention law comes from the General Laws, read Oct. 28. We checked each date and weekday against a calendar.
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Sources (5)
- Wareham District Court, criminal docket 2660CR001616, Commonwealth v. Ryan G Gomes (printed Oct. 26, 2026)The complaint date, the docket number, the count of 18 and the charges on the pages provided, the investigating agency, the Commonwealth's 58A dangerousness motion and the continuance to Oct. 30 at 2 p.m., in person. Sent to South Coast 360 by the court's case administrator Oct. 28, 2026. Read Oct. 28, 2026.
- NBC Boston, "Wareham police officer arrested on rape, domestic assault charges" (Oct. 27, 2026)The not guilty plea, the hold without bail, the investigating detectives and the POST Commission suspension. Read Oct. 28, 2026.
- Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 276, Section 58APretrial detention on dangerousness: who may be held, the hearing, continuances and the clear and convincing standard. Read Oct. 28, 2026.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women: Local ResourcesNational Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN), 1-800-656-4673. Read Oct. 28, 2026.
- Jane Doe Inc., "Find Help"SafeLink, 1-877-785-2020, free, confidential, 24 hours. Read Oct. 28, 2026.