Andover Man Charged With 'Mayhem'

A local man was charged with "mayhem" this weekend.

At 3:20 a.m., police received a report of a fight in progress on High Street.

When they arrived, police requested an ambulance for two females, the victims.

Sandro Difut, 24, of 200 Main St., was charged with mayhem and assault and battery. He was later taken to Lawrence General Hospital and then to Middleton Correctional Facility.

According to Massuchusetts General laws regarding a charge of mayhem:

Section 14. Whoever, with malicious intent to maim or disfigure, cuts out or maims the tongue, puts out or destroys an eye, cuts or tears off an ear, cuts, slits or mutilates the nose or lip, or cuts off or disables a limb or member, of another person, and whoever is privy to such intent, or is present and aids in the commission of such crime, or whoever, with intent to maim or disfigure, assaults another person with a dangerous weapon, substance or chemical, and by such assault disfigures, cripples or inflicts serious or permanent physical injury upon such person, and whoever is privy to such intent, or is present and aids in the commission of such crime, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two and one half years.

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The following are excerpts from the Andover Police log. The log is open to the public.

Saturday, June 1

At 5:33 a.m., a caller on Pomeroy Road reported receiving threatening text messages.

At 8:29 a.m., a caller on Abbott Ridge Road reported a turtle laying eggs on someone's yard.