Crime & Safety

Grafton Man Shot Employer's Car With BB Gun: Police

Northborough police said the man was ordered held without bail after his arrest.

NORTHBOROUGH, MA — A Grafton man has been arrested and charged after he threatened his employer in Northborough, and used a BB gun to damage a vehicle, according police.

Northborough police said Friday they arrested the man — along with state police and Grafton police — at his home in Grafton.

Prior to the arrest, the man shot a window of his former employee's car with a BB gun that resembled an assault rifle. Police found the weapon inside his home while serving a warrant last week.

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The man appeared at district court in Westborough last week for a dangerousness hearing and was ordered to be held in jail without bail for a minimum of three months, Northborough police reported.

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