Man Arrested After MBTA Employee Assaulted With Beer Bottle

BOSTON (CBS) -- A Beverly man was arrested after Transit Police said he assaulted an MBTA employee with a beer bottle.

John Reddy, 37, was taken into custody by MBTA Transit Police last Thursday for assault by means of a dangerous weapon.

Police responded to a call about an MBTA employee being assaulted around 7 p.m. Thursday at Haymarket station. When they arrived, the employee pointed Reddy out to them, saying he had been harassing other passengers. Officers found shattered glass around Reddy. The employee said that when they had approached Reddy, he threw a bottle of Rolling Rock that nearly struck them in the head and shouted that he would "kill" them.

Reddy was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court last week.