Superior Court arraignment held for Waltham man facing multiple assault and large capacity firearm charges

Derek McIver, 34, of 98 Milner St., Waltham pleaded not guilty to 15 assault and firearm related charges at an arraignment at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on Jan. 29.

McIver was indicted by a Superior Court grand jury on six counts of assault and battery on a family or household member, five counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of possession of a large-capacity feeding device, as well as strangulation or suffocation, and violation of an abuse prevention order on Dec. 18.

According to a police report, officers arrested and charged McIver with nine assault related charges after responding to a report of a domestic dispute on Jul. 24. The victim was granted an  abuse prevention order issued against McIver later that day.

Additionally, the police report said on Jul. 27 while collecting belongings from the room the two shared, the victim notified officers that she believed McIver was in possession of a firearm, though he denied possessing any firearms or ammunition when a previous abuse prevention order was issued against him in 2024, the report said.

Officers located and seized a 9mm Glock 32 bullet magazine, a PMag Glock 15 bullet magazine, a gun holster and a double-edged knife from a hidden compartment in McIver’s bedroom. 

McIver has two pending Waltham District Court cases in connection to the July incidents. He remains held without bail on dangerousness at Middlesex Jail in Billerica and is scheduled to appear at Waltham District Court via Zoom for a probable cause hearing on Feb. 17 and Middlesex Superior Court for a Mar. 25 pretrial hearing.

All information for this story was gathered from court proceedings and official court documents at Waltham District Court and case information from masscourts.org.