EVERETT, Mass. — An Everett man is accused of armed assault with intent to murder in connection with a stabbing that seriously injured a 28-year-old Everett man in March, authorities said.
Victor Mariscal, 27, also faces the charge of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury following the March 16 stabbing on Bradford Terrace in Everett, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a statement Thursday. The victim says he was walking home from work and that he does not know Mariscal.
The incident was caught on video surveillance.
The victim now has limited use of his right arm after, prosecutors allege, sustaining a pair of deep stab wounds on the right forearm. One of those wounds is a deep arterial bleed, prompting the victim to be transported to Massachusetts General Hospital for surgery, according to the Middlesex County DA.
Investigators are also trying to determine whether that stabbing is connected to a fatal stabbing also in March that killed 54-year-old Michael Starr.
“I am grateful to the public and the media for their assistance in helping investigators locate Mr. Mariscal,” Ryan said. “Ultimately a member of the public was able to identify the alleged suspect as a result of the sketch and through the diligent work of investigators assigned to my office, State Police and Everett Police, we were able to place him into custody today.”
Everett Police Chief Steven Mazzie said that the investigation into the two stabbings continues.
"While we continue to investigate, we hope this arrest will restore some comfort to the residents of the Bradford Terrace neighborhood," said Mazzie.
Mariscal was arrested shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday in Cambridge. He hid his face during his arraignment Friday.
In court, Boston 25 News learned the victim was stabbed with a butcher knife and that the incident was caught on camera. On March 27, a sketch was released of Mariscal and when police went door-to-door with the sketch, his roommate said "Yeah, that's my roommate." Police then found the butcher knife in his bedroom between the bed and the wall. They also found the same Van sneakers in his room.
The victim also helped police ID Mariscal. In court paperwork obtained by Boston 25, it shows how police played Mariscal's voice captured on video as he yelled at the victim to stop screaming during the attack.
Assisting Everett police in the investigation are the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Unit, Cambridge Police, Boston Police, and State Police assigned to Ryan's office.
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