Massachusetts lawmaker facing charges after arrest near State House

BOSTON — A Massachusetts lawmaker is facing charges after police say he was arrested on Beacon Hill near the State House in Boston early Wednesday morning.

State Rep. John J. Lawn was arrested in the area of Beacon and Bowdoin streets around 1:45 a.m. and charged with operating under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of property damage, a Boston Police Department spokesman told Boston 25 News.

Lawn is a Democrat who represents the state’s 10th Middlesex District, which includes the communities of Newton, Waltham, and Watertown. He also chairs the Committee on Health Care Financing…

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