A woman was ‘politely asked’ to move her purse from a Red Line seat, police say. Then things escalated.
Jada Campbell, 23, of Boston, was arrested after the incident.
Jada Campbell, 23, of Boston.
While boarding a packed Red Line train Friday evening, a 71-year-old female passenger “politely asked” Jada Campbell if she could move her purse from the seat next to her so she could sit down, according to MBTA Transit Police.
After Campbell, 23, of Boston, refused, the woman handed her the purse and attempted to sit, police said.
It was then, around 5 p.m. at the Harvard Square station, that matters escalated.
“Campbell became enraged and physically threatened to harm the victim,” police said.
The woman, “now in fear for her safety,” tried to move away from Campbell, according to police.
“At this time Campbell stood up and with a closed fist struck the victim in the back of her head,” police said.
After a struggle, officers placed Campbell into custody. She has been charged with assault and battery on a person over 60, intimidation of witness, and resisting arrest.
