Boston Restaurant Owner Arrested Again, Accused of Cutting His GPS Bracelet, 'I'm Fed Up'

BOSTON – Patrick Mendoza, a controversial Boston restaurateur, has been arrested again, this time for allegedly trying to cut off his GPS monitoring bracelet.

Mendoza, 55, is a co-owner of Monica's Trattoria in the north end. He will be summoned Monday afternoon.

“I will definitely kill someone”

Mendoza was released on bail after being charged in North End shooting last summer.

According to a Boston police report, officers were called to an apartment on North Bennett Street Saturday evening and found Mendoza allegedly tampering with his GPS tracking bracelet. Police said it “appeared to have been cut.”

When the police asked him why he cut it, Mendoza allegedly told them: “I'm sick of it and I'm sick of it.”

Details of the incident were redacted in the police report, but officers said during the booking process that Mendoza said he was “definitely going to kill someone” but that someone kept him in a room.

The report says Mendoza is “extremely stressed” about his upcoming criminal case.

North End 2023 filming

Mendoza already faces several charges from the July 2023 incident, including assault with a weapon to the point of murder, attempted assault and battery with a firearm, and carrying a loaded firearm.

Prosecutors said Mendoza shot a man outside Modern Pastry on Hanover Street in the North End on July 12, 2023. No one was injured in the shooting, which was recorded on video surveillance, but a bullet hit a window of the bakery. According to court documents, the man who was the target of the shooting said he had known Mendoza for about 20 years and that there was an ongoing feud between them.

Mendoza was arrested at the Gosnold Treatment Center in Falmouth, a drug treatment center, after nine days on the run. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Mendoza appeared in court and was denied bail twice after a judge ruled on him dangerous.

Monica's Trattoria

After the shooting, Monica's Trattoria remained open until Mendoza's arrest. The restaurant was then closed by the city until a new manager was approved for the alcohol license.

The restaurant asked the board to transfer the license to Amanda McQueen, which was unanimously approved. The restaurant has been operational ever since. The Mendoza family owns several businesses in the North End.