East Boston man charged with New Year’s Day attack on woman
BOSTON, January 2, 2024 – An East Boston man was ordered held on $5,000 bail today after being arraigned for assaulting and seriously injuring a woman Monday while the woman’s children were present in the apartment, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
ERICK AREVALO, 23, was charged in East Boston BMC with armed assault with attempt to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), assault and battery and assault and battery on a family or household member. Judge Shelley Joseph ordered Arevalo held on $5,000 bail. Arevalo will return to court February 12 for a probable cause hearing.
At about 12:21 a.m. Monday, Boston police responded to an apartment on Princeton Street in East Boston for a domestic violence call. Upon arrival officers found a female victim suffering from multiple lacerations to her head and neck and one of her hands.
Officers gained a description of the woman’s attacker, later identified as Arevalo, and learned that he had fled the scene in the victim’s car. Officers also learned that when driving from the scene Arevalo struck a stone wall and three parked cars. Arevalo also briefly left the vehicle and punched a second victim, who had yelled at Arevalo for striking the driveway, in the face.
Police were able to make contact via cell phone with Arevalo and at about 1:40 a.m. arrested him in Brighton.
“This was a brutal assault, made even worse by the fact that it occurred while the victim’s children were present in the apartment. The quick work by investigators with help from those with knowledge of what happened helped make for a quick arrest,” Hayden said.
The victims of any crime, including domestic or sexual violence, should call 911 in an emergency. SafeLink, a statewide DV hotline, can be reached at 877-785-2020. SafeLink is answered by trained advocates 24/7 in English, Spanish and Portuguese, as well as TTY at 877-521-2601. It also has the capacity to provide multilingual translation in more than 140 languages. Help is also available at www.janedoe.org/findhelp.
Help is also available for members of our LGBTQ+ community experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence through The Network/La Red by calling 617-742-4911 or 800-832-1901.
All charged individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, Mass. The office handles over 20,000 cases a year. More than 160 attorneys in the office practice in nine district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Supreme Judicial Court, and the Boston Juvenile Courts. The office employs some 300 people and offers a wide range of services and programs to serve anyone who comes in contact with the criminal justice system. This office is committed to educating the public about the services we provide, our commitment to crime prevention, and our dedication to keeping the residents of Suffolk County safe.
James Borghesani, Chief of Communications