Man arrested for stabbing at Mass. movie theater and a McDonald's must be presented in court – NECN

A Massachusetts man will be arraigned Tuesday on multiple charges, including assault with intent to murder, after six people, including four girls at a movie theater, were stabbed in separate attacks, officials said. those responsible.

Jared Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark, a town on Martha's Vineyard, was arrested Saturday evening after a police chase.

Police said a person entered the AMC Braintree 10 in South Boston around 6 p.m. Saturday and went to one of the theaters without paying.

The girls, aged 9 to 17, were inside the theater when the individual suddenly attacked them “without saying anything and without any warning” before running away, Braintree police said in a statement. Press.

The four people were injured but not life-threatening and were taken to hospital.

The mother of three girls who were stabbed Saturday at a movie theater with their friend in Braintree, Mass., is speaking out about that horrific night and the “sick” individual who injured them. Follow NBC10 Boston on… Instagram: instagram.com/nbc10boston TikTok: tiktok.com/@nbc10boston Facebook: facebook.com/NBC10Boston X: twitter.com/NBC10Boston

Video footage showed the suspect's vehicle and a license plate, and that information was released to law enforcement, police said.

A vehicle matching this description was later seen in Plymouth, approximately 27 miles south of Braintree. Police said she left a McDonald's restaurant, where a 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were found stabbed. Both were taken to hospital with injuries.

Surveillance video appears to show Ravizza allegedly reaching through the drive-thru window and stabbing the man with a large knife, according to the prosecutor's office.

State police found the vehicle 20 miles south in Sandwich and tried unsuccessfully to stop it. The vehicle then crashed.

Ravizza, the driver, was taken into custody a short time later and was being treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Ravizza is charged in connection with the restaurant attack and is under investigation for the stabbing at the theater, officials said.

Investigators say Jared Ravizza, 26, of Martha's Vineyard, entered the movie without paying, then without saying anything or warning, attacked the girls. Follow NBC10 Boston on… Instagram: instagram.com/nbc10boston TikTok: tiktok.com/@nbc10boston Facebook: facebook.com/NBC10Boston X: twitter.com/NBC10Boston

Ravizza was arrested in April in Martha's Vineyard and charged with battery on a member of his family or household, as well as vandalism, after allegedly attacking his father, according to court records, the Boston Globe reported.

Ravizza's father told officers that Ravizza “just had a mental breakdown and attacked him” inside his home, according to the police report.

The Globe reported that Ravizza was sent to Martha's Vineyard Hospital for a mental health evaluation, but “did not meet the standards to be detained there,” the report said. The Edgartown case was sent to pretrial diversion.

It was not immediately clear whether Ravizza had an attorney who could speak on his behalf. No phone listing could be found in Ravizza's name.