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Accused rapist who allegedly impersonated Uber driver facing new charges in assault of corrections officer
Alvin Campbell, brother of Attorney General Andrea Campbell, allegedly gave the officer a “bloody lip.”
The man accused of sexually assaulting nine women while impersonating an Uber driver between 2017 and 2019 now faces new charges of attacking a correctional officer at Suffolk County Jail in November, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Alvin Campbell Jr., 44, the brother of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, has remained in jail since January as he awaits his trial in Suffolk Superior Court.
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced Wednesday that Campbell is being charged with one count of assault and battery on a correctional facility employee.
Campbell pleaded not guilty, and a judge ordered him held on $150 bail in the new case.
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Prosecutors say Campbell allegedly posed as a rideshare driver to target women in area bars. In two incidents, the alleged victims said they thought Campbell was a bouncer.
The majority of the assaults are alleged to have happened in Campbell’s car. However, he is accused of assaulting two women in their apartment after he drove them there. He is also charged with filming each of the victims, who were unconscious and in a state of duress.
A grand jury indicted Campbell on these charges in Suffolk Superior Court in September 2020.
According to the D.A.’s office, the latest incident occurred on Nov. 27 at 8:46 a.m., when a correctional officer reported that Campbell tried to take a uniform top that didn’t belong to him during recreation.
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When the officer asked Campbell to leave the top alone, Campbell told the officer to “shut the (expletive) up” and called him a “(expletive) (expletive) CO.”
Campbell then allegedly punched the officer twice in the face, giving him a “bloody lip.”
The D.A.’s office says that Campbell was removed by the facility’s Sheriff’s Escort and Response Team.
“Just like we often see with all our other law enforcement partners, the daily duties of a correctional officer can be unpredictable. I am thankful the situation here was quickly contained,” Hayden said in a statement.
Court documents say that Campbell’s next hearing in the assault case is set for April 24 in the central division of Boston Municipal Court.
For the rape charges, Campbell is scheduled to return to court on May 21 for a motion to supress hearing.
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