3 new convictions give Mass. man a total of 72

WAREHAM, Mass.—A Taunton man who has pleaded guilty to three charges relating to spitting in a woman’s face now has 72 criminal convictions as an adult.

Derek Lindsay pleaded guilty Thursday in Wareham District Court to assault and battery, disorderly conduct and threats to commit a crime. Police said the 36-year-old Lindsay spat in a woman’s face in downtown Middleborough in June. A sentencing hearing is set for Dec. 17.

According to court records, Lindsay’s string of criminal convictions date from 1990.

Lindsay also faces assault charges in a separate case stemming from a March fight in a Middleborough tattoo parlor, and drug and weapons charges in another case. His attorney, Robert Galibois, said he has pleaded not guilty to all those charges.