Crime & Safety
Watertown Man Busted For Attacking Man on MBTA
Bryon Lashus, 32, of Watertown, is facing serious assault charges.
A Watertown man was arrested on Aug. 27 after he allegedly attacked a man at the Downtown Crossing MBTA station in Boston, according to MBTA Transit Police.
Bryon Lashus, 32 was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a disabled person. Another individual, Karen Akiba, 22, of Cambridge was also arrested faces the same charges.
The pair is scheduled to be arraigned on Aug. 28 in Boston Municipal Court.
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The incident started on Aug. 27 at around 12:37 a.m. when polcie received a report of a man being attacked by several people, according to Transit Police When police arrived, they found a 40-year-old man with lacerations, facial and torso swelling.
The alleged victim told police the attack happened after he got into a verbal dispute with a woman who was with at the station with several men, according to Transit Police. The attackers escaped before police arrived, but officers quickly caught up with them.
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MBTA Police are investigating the incident.
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