South End Officers Arrest Suspect After a Person with a Knife Call

At about 3:15 PM, on Thursday, August 29, 2024, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) arrested Erick Pierre Louis, 26, of Roxbury, on Assault and Battery Charges.

Officers responded to the area of 569 Boylston Street for a report of a person with a knife. Boston Police Operations provided officers with a description of the suspect holding a knife. Upon arrival, officers immediately located the suspect and observed a knife protruding from his pocket. Officers placed the suspect into handcuffs, and observed he had a laceration to his finger.

Officers were advised that the suspect threatened a victim with a knife and demanded money that he believed was owed to him. The suspect stabbed the rear tire of the victim's moped, which resulted in the knife's handle to break. The suspect suffered an accidental laceration after stabbing the tire. The suspect was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and was booked upon release from the hospital.

Pierre Louis was placed under arrest and charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Malicious Destruction of Property, and Assault and Battery to Collect a Loan. He is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court.