A Boston man is accused of assaulting a person with a brick exterior a Revere ice cream store, leaving the sufferer with extreme accidents together with facial fractures and a mind bleed, officers mentioned.
Leonard Lomax, 33, who has a prison historical past courting again 16 years, is going through a number of prices following the “vicious attack” final month.
The incident occurred exterior of Twist N’ Shake after 3:30 a.m. on Could 4.
In line with the Suffolk DA’s workplace, cameras confirmed two folks — later recognized as Lomax and 35-year-old Jeffery Satterwhite — kicking a car exterior the ice cream store on Revere Seashore Boulevard, inflicting harm to the automotive.
Whereas the 2 males have been kicking his automotive, the 33-year-old sufferer referred to as 911. Lomax allegedly approached him with a brick in his hand. The sufferer then started to retreat, and begged for Lomax to drop the brick.
Satterwhite is seen driving away and parking on Shirley Avenue. He then allegedly approaches the sufferer from behind, and strikes him with an object believed to be a rock. The sufferer collapses and Satterwhite allegedly strikes him three extra occasions.
“After Satterwhite disengages, Lomax is seen running toward the victim and striking him with what is believed to be a brick while the victim is on the ground,” the Suffolk DA’s workplace mentioned.
The sufferer sustained orbital fractures, a cranium fracture, and a mind bleed. He was handled at Massachusetts Normal Hospital.
A State Police trooper from the Metro Gang Unit seen the surveillance video from Twist N’ Shake, and recognized Lomax as one of many suspects.
Satterwhite was recognized by means of his car with the assistance of the License Plate Reader system and the surveillance footage. He will probably be arraigned at a later date.
The sufferer recognized each Lomax and Satterwhite from a photograph array.
“The facts here lay out a vicious attack that left the victim with serious external and internal injuries,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden mentioned in an announcement. “Our request for a dangerousness hearing and bail revocation was entirely justified given the sheer violence underlying these allegations.”
Lomax has been charged with assault and battery inflicting severe bodily harm, assault and battery with a harmful weapon (brick), and malicious destruction of property exceeding $1200.
Lomax additionally has an open case out of BMC Central for conspiracy to violate the managed substances act. He has a prison historical past courting again to 2009.
The choose launched Lomax on private recognizance, denying the prosecutor’s request that Lomax be held for a dangerousness listening to and that his bail be revoked on the pending case. Lomax is due again in courtroom on July 23.
