Man Accused of Hitting, Dragging Boston Police Officers Held On $75K Bail

BOSTON, MA — The man accused of striking Boston Police officers and dragging them down the street with his car was held Friday on a $75,000 bail.

Vincent Weaks, 34, was charged at his arraignment at Dorchester Municipal Court with four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and leaving the scene of a collision causing personal injury, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. He also had his driver's license revoked. The high dollar amount is due to allegedly violating his bail in an unrelated drug and assault case. He'll be back in court Dec. 19, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said.

Just before 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, Boston Police officers responded to a call about a person with a gun on Stoughton Street. According to prosecutors, police saw a man in a black jacket and sweatshirt and gray sweatpants enter a vehicle with Connecticut plates; they then received an update of a man matching that description in a vehicle with Connecticut plates.

Police told the man, alleged to be Weaks, to exit the vehicle. He allegedly refused and reached to put the car in drive. Two officers who attempted to reach for the keys were dragged about 20 feet, prosecutors say. The vehicle allegedly struck two other officers who had tried to assist the first two, then struck the rear of another vehicle.

The officers were hospitalized and released at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. All suffered minor injuries, with one suffering a fractured elbow.

A member of the suspect's family told police later Wednesday morning that she had rented a vehicle for him and said it might be him. Police found Weaks on a street near the location provided. Detectives located the vehicle in West Roxbury.

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