Suspect in Massachusetts stabbing in court Tuesday

A Martha's Vineyard man accused of committing a series of stabbings along Massachusetts' South Shore is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday morning. Jared Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark, is expected to be arraigned on several charges in Plymouth District Court, including two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to kill. These charges stem from an incident at the Route 3 South service plaza in Plymouth, where authorities said Ravizza stabbed two McDonald's employees at that rest area around 7 a.m. SATURDAY. Plymouth County Prosecutor Tim Cruz said surveillance video appears to show Ravizza drive through the McDonald's drive-thru window and stab an employee, a 28-year-old man, with a large knife. The video then shows Ravizza leaving the drive-thru, parking his vehicle, entering the restaurant and stabbing a second McDonald's employee, a 21-year-old woman, before fleeing the scene. Ravizza is also expected to be arraigned in Quincy District Court. Tuesday in connection with a stabbing that occurred at the AMC Theater in Braintree before the stabbing in Plymouth. Braintree police said a man entered AMC Braintree 10 at 121 Grandview Ave. around 6 p.m. Saturday, walked past the ticket counter and entered one of the theaters without paying. This man then suddenly attacked and stabbed four girls aged 9 to 17 in this theater. The attacker then ran out of the theater and fled the scene in a vehicle. Lisa Dembowski said her three daughters, aged 17, 9-year-old twins and her teenage friend were the only four people in the theater waiting to see the movie “IF” when the attack took place. is produced. “They had just sat down. They had just gotten their concessions, and I guess he came up behind them in the row — they were in the second row,” Dembowski said. “My oldest bent down to get something. He put it in the back, then my other daughter in the upper chest. Then my youngest daughter on his arm – laughing the whole time – then she grabbed her friend and then ran “Ravizza was finally arrested at 7:15 p.m. Saturday in Sandwich, after crashing his black 2018 Porsche Macan while trying to flee from Massachusetts State Police troopers. On Monday, sources told 5 Investigates that Ravizza was also linked to a death investigation in Connecticut. Connecticut State Police officials said a body was found inside a home in the town of Deep River after a disturbance was reported there shortly after 3:35 p.m. Saturday. So far, CSP officials have only said one suspect in Connecticut. The investigation into River's death has been terminated in Massachusetts. Sources told 5 Investigates Monday that Ravizza is the suspect in the Connecticut death investigation. In mid-April, Ravizza was arrested in Martha's Vineyard after being accused of assaulting his father, according to a police report obtained by 5 Investigators. The police report says Ravizza's father called 911 and told West Tisbury police that his son “just had a mental breakdown and attacked him.” Officers who responded to the scene said Ravizza “appeared clearly intoxicated” and began “talking nonsense to us…and began foaming at the mouth while he was talking,” the police report states . The police report said authorities wanted a hospital to involuntarily detain Ravizza, but noted that “he was examined by a psychiatric doctor.” health professional and did not meet the standards required to be detained. » Ravizza was charged with battery and destruction of property in connection with this incident, but he was allowed to participate in a diversion program. Those charges would have been dropped in November if Ravizza hadn't gotten into trouble.