Newton Man Charged In Watertown Stabbing, Beating: Middlesex DA

WATERTOWN, MA — A Newton 18-year-old on Friday became the second man charged in the stabbing and beating of a man waiting for a bus on Mount Auburn Street in Watertown two weeks ago.

The Middlesex District Attorney's Office said Omari Cassell, 18, of Newton, turned himself into Watertown police on Friday and now faces assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges, along with Michael McGhee, 19, of Boston.

The DA's Office said the victim told police he was waiting for a bus in the area of Boylston Street and Mount Auburn Street at about 5 p.m. on Oct. 22 when he saw a car drive past him several times. The victim told police the car then stopped around the corner and three men approached him wearing facemasks.

The victim told police that the suspects asked him where he was from before punching him and stabbing him twice in the back with a knife.

Police said the victim was found suffering from injuries to his face and head with two cuts on his back consistent with stab wounds.

Cassell is expected to be arraigned in Waltham District Court on Monday. McGhee was arraigned on Oct. 25 and ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Nov. 6.