Armed Robbery Charges Follow Weekend Braintree Fight

BRAINTREE, MA — A weekend fight ended with two people arrested for armed robbery in Braintree over the weekend.

On Saturday around 11 a.m., Braintree police were called to a reported fight between two to three men near the Pond Street and Washington Street intersection.

Upon arrival in the area, officers encountered a 39-year-old Quincy man who reported being assaulted by two people known to him. During the attack, the victim was kicked and, at one point, a suspect produced a knife and “took” his car keys and phone.

Both suspects fled towards South Braintree Square, police said.

An officer investigating the incident located a person fitting the description of one of the suspects. When stopped, Tyler Jeune-Joseph fled the officer but was quickly apprehended.

Based on further witness statements, officers believed that the other suspect, Steven Durrant, 20, fled to his home on Hall Avenue.

Officers attempted to make contact with Durrant at his residence, but they could raise no one at the home. Believing he was inside, the officers "froze" the scene and applied for a search warrant.

After several hours, the warrant was issued and the officers again tried to make contact. As they entered the home, Durrant tried to exit the third floor via an exterior staircase. He was taken into custody around 8 p.m.

Both Jeune-Joseph and Durrant are charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery and armed robbery.