Two males arrested by state police in separate assaults on troopers

Crime

“These incidents had been brazen, and intentionally violent assaults perpetrated by motivated offenders on public servants.”

State police charged a 24-year-old man Tuesday for assaulting a trooper throughout a site visitors cease, the second arrest of its form inside per week after a 19-year-old motorcyclist virtually ran over a trooper final Wednesday.

Upon stopping 24-year-old Hernan Aybar Romero on Interstate 495 in Tewksbury final Friday evening for motorized vehicle violations, the trooper decided he had 4 excellent warrants for his arrest, together with for costs of drug trafficking, state police mentioned. 

As Aybar Romero was being handcuffed, he allegedly grew to become violent with the trooper. Aybar Romero was in a position to re-enter his automobile and velocity away, police mentioned. The trooper was later handled and launched from a neighborhood hospital.

On Tuesday, the “exhaustive” investigation into Aybar Romero’s whereabouts got here to a detailed when he was present in a Lawrence residence, based on police. He was arrested on 10 extra costs, together with assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest, amongst others. 

This marked the second assault of a trooper inside per week, following the arrest of 19-year-old motorcyclist Colin James Webb of Studying. 

Webb was stopped for “erratically” working his automobile on Interstate 95’s Exit 57 off-ramp in Wakefield final Wednesday, police mentioned. After the trooper approached the bike on foot, Webb allegedly disregarded his directions and drove ahead. The officer, who was in entrance of the bike on the time, was in a position to disengage and transfer to the aspect. Police shared video of the encounter.

Webb was arrested two days in a while three of the identical costs as Aybar Romero along with 9 disparate costs, reminiscent of rushing and failure to cease for police. 

“These incidents had been brazen, and intentionally violent assaults perpetrated by motivated offenders on public servants,” mentioned Col. John Mawn Jr., superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police. “We work very laborious to make sure that violence directed towards any sufferer — police officer or civilian — is answered with a swift and thorough response, and that was precisely what was achieved in these two investigations.”