Suspect Tased After Refusing To Drop Knife
On September 22 at approximately 6:15pm Officer’s Wendy Sullivan, Anthony Fontana, Craig Grogan and Deputy Chief Dan Doyle responded to a Fardon St residence for a disturbance. The 911 caller stated that a male was in his garage with a knife. During the conversation on the 911 line, Telecommunicator Don Hancock determined the caller was actually the man with the knife. Responding Officer’s were unsuccessful in convincing the suspect to drop the knife. When the suspect continued to move towards the Officer’s with the knife he was tased and taken into custody. Jonathan D Wyatt, 23, of 16 Fardon St. Billerica was arrested and charged with assault to maim. No officers or bystanders were injured during the incident. Wyatt was treated by Billerica EMS after being tased.