Suspect in AMC movie theater, McDonald's stabbing in Massachusetts ordered to undergo evaluation

PLYMOUTH – Jared Ravizza made his first appearance Tuesday morning in a Massachusetts courtroom to face charges in a weekend knife trip in a cinema and at McDonald's on the South Shore.

The 26-year-old Martha's Vineyard resident is accused of entering AMC Braintree 10 without a ticket Saturday night around 6 p.m. and stabbing four young girls inside a theater. The girls were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Jared Ravizza suspected in movie theater and stabbing at McDonald's

The mother of the three stabbed girls said their attacker was “I laugh all the time.” AMC said it was conducting a “complete “review” of the incident and will have a visible security presence in theater for the near future.

About an hour later, authorities said Ravizza entered a McDonald's drive-thru in his black Porsche. A prosecutor at Plymouth District Court said Tuesday he “briefly exited the vehicle and urinated in public.”

During an argument with an employee at the drive-thru window, Ravizza rushed out of his car and stabbed the worker with what appeared to be a long kitchen knife, the prosecutor said. After that, Ravizza allegedly parked his car, entered the restaurant and stabbed a female employee behind the counter. Both workers are in stable condition after being treated at hospital.

Ravizza was eventually arrested after a fiery crash in Sandwich.

Connecticut murder investigation

Prior to the events in Massachusetts, sources indicate that I-Team Ravizza was wanted in connection with a murder investigation in Deep River, Connecticut. A body was found there on Saturday afternoon after a report of disturbances.

In Plymouth, Ravizza faces charges of assault with a weapon up to and including murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and indecent assault in connection with the McDonald's attack. The defense requested an assessment of Ravizza's skills. He is expected to appear later in a Quincy courtroom on charges related to a movie theater stabbing.

WBZ-TV also obtained court documents showing Ravizza allegedly assaulted his father on Martha's Vineyard in April. Ravizza's father told police he was suffering a “mental breakdown.” Police signed a form to have Ravizza detained at a hospital, but the hospital said an examination by a mental health professional found he did not meet detention standards and that he had been released.