Elvis Haughton allegedly assaulted police officers working a construction detail Tuesday morning.
On Tuesday, much of the area around Massachusetts General Hospital was shut down as police responded to an incident where a man tried to steal a gun from a police officer and shot himself in the foot.
Officials identified that man Wednesday as Elvis Haughton, 46, of Boston. He is being charged with assault and battery of a police officer, unlawful possession of a firearm, drug possession, and resisting arrest, according to the Boston Police Department.
Haughton was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court Wednesday. He was ordered held without bail. A dangerousness hearing is scheduled for June 2…