40-year-old arrested for BPD cruiser vandalism had excellent warrants for aggravated assault, armed theft

Boston police arrested a person within the early hours of Sunday morning after he allegedly threw objects at a parked police cruiser earlier than leaping onto the hood and shattering the windshield.

Shortly earlier than 4 a.m., an officer stated she noticed a person strolling towards her parked cruiser close to 115 Southampton St. in Roxbury, showing agitated as he yelled profanities and picked up what gave the impression to be a rock or a chunk of a brick and threw it at her cruiser, based on a launch.

The suspect then picked up one other object and struck the cruiser a second time, police stated.

Because the officer received out of the automotive, the person jumped up on the hood and began kicking the entrance windshield, inflicting it to shatter, police allege.

The officer deployed her pepper spray and known as for different models to help, main the suspect to get down from the cruiser.

The suspect — recognized as Angel DeJesus, 40, of Roxbury — acquired therapy for publicity to the pepper spray earlier than police arrested him on expenses of malicious destruction of property.

Police additionally discovered that DeJesus had been wished on three excellent warrants — the primary out of Suffolk Superior Court docket for aggravated assault, assault and battery via a harmful weapon, and armed theft; the second out of Quincy Court docket for assault and battery on a family or member of the family; and the third out of Boston Municipal Court docket for aggravated assault and assault and battery via a harmful weapon.

DeJesus was to be arraigned in South Boston District Court docket.