A 26-year-old man is facing two assault to murder charges and several other felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly attempted to run over his former girlfriend and her current boyfriend at The Shops at Chestnut Hill on Boylston Street last weekend.
“The commonwealth requests the defendant be held pending trial,” the prosecutor said during a “dangerousness hearing,” used to assess whether a defendant poses a risk if released. “He is a dangerous individual with a violent history.”
The judge ruled in favor of the commonwealth and revoked the defendant’s bail during Tuesday’s hearing at the Newton District Court. The defendant’s counsel had advocated for house arrest pending trial, along with additional conditions…