After a Christening: Drunken Bloody Family Fight Ends with Dad in Jail
"Everyone in the group had blood all over their clothing..." The following article is based on a BPD report, and where charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Boston Police arrested a drunken dad who family members said refused to stop hitting his son in the face.
James S. Halsey, of 261 Lagrange St., West Roxbury, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on Aug. 30 around 2:05 a.m.
Police received a text about fighting at a Glenellen Road residence, and that there was "blood everywhere" and that no weapons were being used.
Multiple District E-5 units responded to the scene and found seven empty cases of beer on the sidewalk with multiple bottles broken in the street. Officers were able to enter the single-family residence front door because it was unlocked, according to a Boston Police report.
Police were met by six individuals in the dining room and family room area. According to the police report, "Everyone in the group had blood all over their clothing with two males having the most blood on them and having other injuries."
An ambulance was called due to one of the males having a broken nose and multiple contusions to the face and head area. An officer noted that each member of the house to be "extremely intoxicated with them being unsteady on their feet and slurring their words."
One of the witnesses said the family was celebrating the christening of a 2-month-old boy in the family, and the family had been at the Emerald Society since noontime and continued their party at the residence afterwards.
Around 1:45 a.m. the son of the suspect allegedly asked his father for the car keys to move the car, and the suspect then allegedly stepped out and punched his son in the face without saying a thing. He then continued to hit his son, according witnesses. The son broke free and the father chased after him, as other family members tried to break up the fight, and got hurt as well.
Four witnesses confirmed the events to the police.
marty
2:52 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The son was one of the infamous (lol) "Fruits and Vegetables gang from WR a few years ago....good to see the family has its act together now.
Kevin
1:50 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
This whole storys full of lies and theres no truth behind it at all. Yes there was a fight but apparently david ertischek had to spice it up a little like the greaaat journalist he is. And "marty" you apparently have no clue what your talking about either seeing as no one was in the fruits and vegitables that was involved
Karah Halsey
4:06 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
typical west roxbury (lol) Marty really must have such an exciting life that he sits around and gossips about people he doesn't even know. get a real hobby
Sean Eff
5:40 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Interesting that Ms. Halsey considers gossip "typical "West Roxbury"; its true, no doubt, that residents talk about observed and reported police actions. What isn't typical in West Roxbury are familial bloody brawls where fathers assault their sons.
ss
8:21 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
people need to mind their own business, this story was pointless and as family members above say also false. Giving a man a bad reputation for no reason, benefit, or importance. Embarrassing for the West Roxbury Patch, good job David!
marty
3:18 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
10:20 p.m. - Report of youths in parking lot on Washington Street causing a disturbance; Ryan Halsey, 18, of 109 Glenn Ellen Road, West Roxbury, was taken into protective custody; Sean P. Curran, 17, of 11 Anderson Rd., Stoughton, and a 16-year-old juvenile were both arrested and charged with possession of a Class D drug - subsequent offense. 12:40 a.m. Unwanted patron at VFW; cruiser removed unruly female from area and transported home.
Read more: Police log - Stoughton, MA - Stoughton Journal http://www.wickedlocal.com/stoughton/police_and_fire_log/x1817159314#ixzz22SuCV9Qb
marty
3:20 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
GANG MEMBERS ATTACKED CAR, DA SAYS
The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
June 7, 2005 | Suzanne Smalley Globe Staff | Copyright
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Three teenagers, arrested after they allegedly smashed the windows of an occupied car with baseball bats, belong to West Roxbury's Fruits and Vegetables gang, the district attorney said yesterday. Benjamin Collotta, 17, John Wyman, 18, and Ryan Halsey, 17, alleged members of a gang known for its members' affiliation with local produce businesses, were arrested shortly after 4 p.m. on Sunday in connection with the incident on Grove Street in West Roxbury. They were arraigned yesterday on charges of assault by means of a dangerous weapon and destruction of personal property in the West Roxbury division of Boston Municipal Court, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. …
marty
3:29 am on Friday, August 3, 2012
Story is 100 per cent accurate...David Ertischek got it right.
The family has humiliated themselves, now in denial.
cher
11:20 pm on Friday, August 3, 2012
this is all sorts of ugly, why report it at all? isn't there enough misery out there?
Jack Tripper
2:20 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2012
Hey Marty, don't believe everything you read.
Dont Worry About It
2:31 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Hey marty get a life and suck one
Dont Worry About It
2:32 pm on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Your inconvenient and getting defensive about nothing. Your obviously a loser.