A suspect in a stabbing incident that happened over the weekend in Boston’s South End has been apprehended, as Boston Police Department officers were quick to respond to a chaotic scene early Saturday morning. Around 9:02 a.m., officers descended on the area following a distress call about an armed robbery in progress at 616 Massachusetts Avenue, but the situation soon escalated to a stabbing report.
The victim, an adult male whose identity has not been disclosed, was found suffering from a minor laceration and was quickly transported to a local hospital with injuries deemed non-life-threatening, after the incident that took place on Camden Street, the victim provided officers with a description of the suspect, described as a man wielding a screwdriver he was reportedly with an unidentified female accomplice and, according to the victim, had made off with the victim’s pills and money.
Information shared by the Boston Police Department recounts how officers canvassed the area and managed to locate two individuals matching the descriptions near 120 Camden Street. Upon a cautious pat frisk, officers found the male suspect in possession of a knife and a screwdriver, and furthermore during a search, they recovered items including a pill bottle with the victim’s name and the stolen money.
The arrested individual, identified as 42-year-old James Smith of Boston, now faces charges that include Armed Robbery and Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, he was found with the aforementioned weapons and stolen property which was subsequently returned to the victim, ensuring at least a partial restitution for the terror that had been faced amid the morning’s events.
Currently held in custody, Smith is set to be presented for arraignment in Roxbury District Court, with the local community alerted and perhaps slightly eased by the swift action of the South End officers.
