WARE, Mass. (WWLP) - A man from Ware is being held on $1 million bail for charges involving rape, strangulation, and assault and battery with an axe. In a news release from the Ware Police Department, with the assistance of the Massachusetts State Police on Monday, 46-year-old Alan Mosher was arr ested and charged with: Assault and battery on family/household member, subsequent offense (2 counts) Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (axe) Assault with a dangerous weapon (axe) Strangulation (2 counts) Rape Man convicted in Berkshire County triple murder denied appeal Mosher is being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday in Eastern Hampshire District Court in Belchertown. Local News Headlines Dressing sold at Trader Joe’s in 17 states recalled over undeclared allergens State using interest income to pay down $105 million in debt Fuel rates, mandates, tariffs add punch to energy price stew Springfield custodian says $1 million lottery ticket changed his life WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less