West Roxbury Man Arrested in Stoughton After Assaulting Police, Ambulance Personnel
The incident occurred early Monday morning, June 11, in downtown Stoughton.
A West Roxbury man was arrested in Stoughton early Monday morning, charged with a number of offenses including assault and battery on a police officer and ambulance personnel, according to the Stoughton Police log.
According to the log, the incident occurred at 12:38 a.m. on June 11 at Charl's Restaurant at 809 Washington St in the center of town.
A caller reported to police that Joseph Dowd, 36, of Alameida Rd in West Roxbury, was causing a disturbance.
Dowd was arrested and then reported having chest pains, according to the log. As a result, he was transported to Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton.
In addition to assault and battery, Dowd is charged with possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; disorderly conduct; and malicious destruction of property (over $250).
The complete police log for Monday, June 11 can be found here:
lowertaxes
1:48 pm on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
I am not trying to defend Joe's actions and it has been many years since I have seen him but I feel as though he is not as bad of a guy as he is being made out to be. He is an ex Army Ranger who was one of the first to go into Bagdad during the war. He has probably seen things that none of us could even image all while he was serving OUR country and fighting to keep our children safe. He is a decent guy and a Veteran and I hope that people can see that side of him.