BOSTON — A “marauding” group of individuals armed with a crowbar were charged in Roxbury BMC Friday after police say they beat and robbed a number of MBTA Green Line passengers during Thursday’s evening commute.
Officers responded to a report of a male being assaulted by three males and one female in the area of the Harvard Square MBTA station around 5 p.m. Thursday. The officers spoke with the victim and learned one of the attackers was armed with a crowbar, according to the Transit Police Department.
The group continued to travel to Kenmore Station from Park Street where they attacked and robbed another victim while on board a Green Line trolley, police said. The group also allegedly “threatened several commuters on board the trolley with violence.”
Police say they then continued to travel to Fenway where they robbed and beat another victim who was on the station platform, causing facial injuries. After this assault and robbery, the group is said to have fled onto the right-of-way in the direction of Brookline.
Parrish Jones, 25, of Dorchester and William Windham, 21, of Brockton were both charged with armed robbery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury.
Jones was held without bail pending a January 18 dangerousness hearing. Windham, considered dangerous, held on $15,000 bail, and ordered home confinement with GPS monitoring if released. Windham will appear in court on February 10 for a probable cause hearing.
A 16-year-old girl from Dorchester was also charged in the incident and was arraigned in Suffolk County Juvenile Court and released to her mother. The teenage girl was also ordered to stay away from all MBTA property, have no contact with the other defendants, and observe a 6 pm to 6 am curfew.
“Terrorizing, beating and robbing MBTA passengers is not just a crime against the victims themselves but a direct assault on the public’s right to use public transportation safely and peacefully. These individuals violated that right, viciously, and they will be held accountable,” Hayden said.
There was no word on if the fourth suspect was tracked down.
An investigation remains ongoing.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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