Man Charged With Stabbing Two People In Egleston Square

A 42-year-old man has been charged with slashing two people with a box cutter yesterday in Egleston Square, according to Boston Police.

Larry Mervin, 42, is charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Police say he stabbed two people at around 6 p.m. last night in Egleston Square. The incident took place on Washington Street, according to Twitter user Brian J. D'Amico.

Police responded to the scene after they received a call for a person stabbed, according to Boston Police spokesman James Kenneally. One victim told police the assailant, whom she knew, threatened her with a box cutter, Kenneally said. A fight between the victim, a friend and Mervin ensued and and the suspect slashed both with the box cutter, Kenneally said. The wounds, he said, were minor.

Police searched the area for Mervin and arrested him, Kenneally said. Police do not know where Mervin is from.