Sutter Set To Take Oath Of Office As New Fall River Mayor
Fall River's newest mayor is set to take his oath of office.
Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter defeated Mayor Will Flanagan in a recall election earlier this month. Flanagan was serving his third term. The swearing-in is scheduled for Tuesday morning at Fall River City Hall.
Sutter ran unsuccessfully for Congress and considered a run for Massachusetts attorney general. His office is currently prosecuting a 2013 case in which former New England Patriots Aaron Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Issues in the recall election included fire department layoffs and costs of a trash program. A city councilor has also alleged Flanagan tried to intimidate him with a gun, which Flanagan denied.