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CAUGHT THE WIRES AND THEN RIPPED THEM DOWN. NO ONE WAS HURT. NEW ON FIVE. COURTHOUSE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS A BRAWL THAT LED TO FIVE PEOPLE PLACED UNDER ARREST. TAKE A LOOK. YOU CAN SEE A GROUP HERE STANDING ON THE RIGHT. WHEN ONE PERSON RUSHES OVER AND PUNCHES ANOTHER THAT BEGINS THE BRAWL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT THEN RUSH IN. THIS WAS ON WEDNESDAY AT DORCHESTER DISTRICT COURT. FIVE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, ALL BETWEEN 17 AND 20 YEARS OLD. BOSTON POLICE SAY AFTER THE SUSPECTS WERE HANDCUFFED, ONE OF THEM WENT TO
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Surveillance video shows courthouse brawl in Massachusetts; 5 arrested
Five people are facing charges after a courthouse brawl was captured by surveillance cameras Wednesday morning in Boston, Massachusetts.See video of the incident in the player above.The video shows multiple people walking in the hallway at Dorchester District Court before one person rushes over to punch another, and the brawl ensues. Boston Police said its officers were alerted to the fight, and by the time officers arrived, the fight was over, with law enforcement from multiple agencies still attempting to separate the involved individuals.The five suspects were then moved to the courthouse holding area, according to Boston Police. That’s when officers say one suspect kicked another while handcuffed, before attempting to spit on him.Boston police said the spit missed, and an officer was spat on instead.Those arrested range in age from 17 to 20 years old. All are charged with affray and disrupting court proceedings, while the 17-year-old faces additional charges of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a police officer.
Five people are facing charges after a courthouse brawl was captured by surveillance cameras Wednesday morning in Boston, Massachusetts.
See video of the incident in the player above.
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The video shows multiple people walking in the hallway at Dorchester District Court before one person rushes over to punch another, and the brawl ensues.
Boston Police said its officers were alerted to the fight, and by the time officers arrived, the fight was over, with law enforcement from multiple agencies still attempting to separate the involved individuals.
The five suspects were then moved to the courthouse holding area, according to Boston Police. That’s when officers say one suspect kicked another while handcuffed, before attempting to spit on him.
Boston police said the spit missed, and an officer was spat on instead.
Those arrested range in age from 17 to 20 years old. All are charged with affray and disrupting court proceedings, while the 17-year-old faces additional charges of assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and assault and battery on a police officer.
