Former School Counselor's Case Continues To November

Former counselor is due back in court in November on a felony breaking-and-entering charge.

On Thursday, Healey, 51,  stood before Judge James Lamothe in Lynn District Court for a pretrial hearing.

Court records state that someone, likely the defense or the prosecution, requested additional information. The case remains in the pre-trial, discovery phase.

The defendant’s next scheduled court date is Nov. 22.
At that point the judge will review whether the additional information was made available.

Healey remains free so long as he stays away from the Humphrey Street address he is accused of breaking into and that he stays away from Swampscott High School.

On May 11, about 9:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a man climbing through a window at a Humphrey Street address, court records state.

Police questioned Healey at the scene and brought him to the station for questioning by detectives, court records state.
The school adjustment counselor later told police that the house belonged to a coworker at Swampscott High School, and that he had entered in search of prescription drugs, according to court documents.

Healey was given a summons to appear in court on charges of breaking and entering a building during the daytime, a felony, and having a knife with a blade longer than 2 1/2 inches long, a violation.

The breaking-and-entering charge alleges that Healey entered the Humphrey Street residence with the intent to commit a felony.

Healey resigned his position June 30, more than a month after he was placed on administrative leave following the felony charge.

Superintendent Lynne Celli said that Healey resigned after talks with school administration.

“It was a conversation between the two parties,” she said in an August interview.