BOSTON — A 62-year-old man has been charged after a reported stabbing with a screwdriver on Blue Hill Avenue in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood on Saturday night, police said.
Michael Josey of Boston was arrested by police officers at about 6:13 p.m. Saturday. He is charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, police said.
Officers responded to the area of 493 Blue Hill Ave. for a report of a person stabbed with a screwdriver. Police said the suspect then reportedly walked away from the scene.
Officers saw a man matching the description of the suspect, later identified as Josey, leaving the area with a screwdriver in his hand, police said. Officers stopped the suspect, and he was placed into handcuffs.
The victim was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The victim’s condition or the extent of the person’s injuries were not available on Sunday.
Josey is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
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