Andrew J. Millyan connected to a motorcycle gang known as Devil’s Disciples.

Andrew J. Millyan of South Grafton, who was convicted of murder 26 years ago and sent back to prison after he allegedly assaulted his wife during a violent argument at the Grafton police station in April. Police say Mr. Millyan, 52, pinned his wife between the door of his pickup truck in the police station’s parking lot. “They drove here having a fight,” said Detective William G. Kuck. “The wife came in first, and he followed her. … It ended up getting physical right here in the Grafton Police Department … It’s something you wouldn’t really expect.” The whole incident, which occurred the afternoon of April 9, was caught on police camera.
“She was between the door and the frame of the truck,” Detective Kuck said. “He was just dragging her through the parking lot.” When they searched Mr. Millyan and his 2002 Mazda pickup, police found half a pound of marijuana, a scale and $1,700 in cash. On April 10, Mr. Millyan was arraigned in Westboro District Court on charges of possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The charges amounted to a violation of his parole, and he was returned to custody at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute at Concord. On July 23, police leveled additional charges against Mr. Millyan: assault and battery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (motor vehicle). His case has been continued to a pretrial hearing Aug. 22. Mr. Millyan has been connected to a motorcycle gang known as Devil’s Disciples. He is known to Grafton police, but was never arrested in that town before April. Mr. Millyan, formerly of Revere, was sentenced in May 1982 to life in prison for the murder of 25-year-old Dana Hill of Tewksbury. Two co-defendants, Arthur A. Corbett of Malden, and Robert L. Cobb of Melrose, also received mandatory life sentences. On Sept. 21, 1981, Mr. Millyan, armed with a loaded shotgun, walked into the Sandbar Lounge on Revere Beach with an accomplice, while the other waited in a car parked outside, according to court records. Mr. Hill was playing pool in the back of the bar when Mr. Millyan shot him in the head. At least 50 pellets struck Mr. Hill in the head, and he died three days later.
Court records show the shooting was prompted by a rivalry between two motorcycle gangs, Hell’s Angels and Devil’s Disciples, and was retaliation for a previous attack on Mr. Millyan’s friend. The victim, however, was not affiliated with either gang, but happened to be in the line of fire. Mr. Millyan, who was 25 at the time of the crime, was convicted of first-degree murder; that charge was later changed to murder in the second degree. According to the state Parole Board, inmates sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder are not eligible for parole, but those sentenced to life for second-degree murder are eligible for parole after serving 15 years. After serving 20 years, Mr. Millyan was granted parole on April 29, 2002, said Donald Giancioppo, executive director of the state Parole Board.
A few months later, in January 2003, Mr. Millyan purchased a home at 9 Messier St., Grafton, according to the town assessor’s office. He is the only listed homeowner.
After the violent domestic dispute this year at the police station, Mr. Millyan’s wife, Carolyn Walsh, was summoned to court on countercharges of assault and battery.
Reached by phone, Mr. Millyan’s lawyer, Richard P. Dustin, declined to comment.