2 accused of assaulting man who hit their car while trying to park

Two Boston men are facing assault charges after they fatally shot another man who accidentally hit their car while they were trying to park it, Boston police said.

Anthony Cherion, 41, of Jamaica Plain, and Arkie Swenson, 45, of Mattapan, were each charged with assault and battery and malicious damage to a motor vehicle, according to court records. They were arraigned Wednesday in the Dorchester Division of Boston Municipal Court.

Just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a radio call about a fight at the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Abbott Street in Dorchester, police said in a report. statement. When they arrived, they found a male victim who “suffered a laceration on the side of his face and appeared to be bleeding from his mouth.”

The victim explained that he was trying to park his car near 870 Blue Hill Ave. When he accidentally collided with another parked vehicle, which included Cherion and Swenson. He wasn’t able to park his car there, so he pulled away and drove further down the street, according to police.

Sherrion and Swenson followed the victim in their car, leading him to attempt to flee on Abbott Street, police said. However, since this is a one-way street, the victim was struck by two other parked vehicles.

The suspects told police that the victim rammed their car and tried to flee “without exchanging papers,” according to police. Several witnesses reported that after the victim crashed into the two parked cars on Abbott Street, they saw Cherion and Swenson smash his window, drag him out of the car, and severely beat him, police said.

The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The two suspects pleaded not guilty during their trial and were ordered held in the Suffolk County Jail after failing to post bail. Both are scheduled to return to court on April 14.