Kelsey Fitzsimmons’ estranged fiancé placed on leave by North Andover fire department
The former fiancé of Kelsey Fitzsimmons was placed on paid leave by the North Andover Fire Department pending the outcome of an unspecified investigation, according to the town's fire chief.
The news comes as Fitzsimmons nears trial on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with an incident at her North Andover home last June, where she was shot by a police officer serving her a restraining order obtained by her fiancé. Prosecutors say Fitzsimmons pointed a gun at the officer and tried to fire it. Her defense has maintained she attempted suicide.
Fitzsimmons' defense lawyers have attacked the credibility of her now-estranged fiancé, Justin Aylaian, in recent court filings.
This week, they filed a motion seeking records from the fire department regarding Aylaian's drug use . To the motion, they attached videos of Aylaian smoking what appeared to be marijuana at the couple's home.
Attorney Tim Bradl said the defense has more than 200 similar videos. He noted that drug use violates fire department policy.
"The pervasiveness of it, I would suggest, points to that there's a problem," Bradl said.
Aylaian and Fitzsimmons are in the middle of a custody battle in Probate and Family Court over their infant son.
An attorney representing Aylaian in that case did not immediately return a request for comment.
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