Framingham Woman Barred From Dewey Square After Alleged Assaults on Officers

A Boston Municipal Court judge today barred a Framingham woman from Dewey Square after she allegedly interfered with a domestic violence investigation at the Occupy Boston encampment, failed to appear in court, and assaulted Boston Police officers as they arrested her on a default warrant.

JADE ANDERSON (D.O.B. 12/11/91) was arraigned this morning on two separate complaints charging her with disorderly conduct and multiple assault-related offenses. Judge Eleanor Coe Sinnott set a total of $850 cash bail and ordered her to stay away from the scene of the incidents and any other Occupy Boston activities within the City of Boston.

Boston Police responded to a 911 call for a man assaulting a woman near the Dewey Square encampment just before 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 19. They spoke with protesters at an information tent and requested assistance in finding the victim. About 10 minutes later, a protester led the officers to a tent in which a man and woman were staying.

Officers interviewed the two separately. The woman told officers that the conflict with her partner had been verbal, that she had not been assaulted, and that she was not in fear of him. The officers advised her of her right to seek a restraining order and asked her to contact police if necessary. A crowd gathered but did not interfere.

As the officers were speaking to the woman, Anderson allegedly ran toward them and began chanting anti-police slogans, spraying the officers with spittle as she did so. Anderson is said to have tried pushing past one officer to get closer to the others as they conducted their interview. At this point, the officer whom she allegedly pushed told her to leave the area.

Instead, authorities say, Anderson became extremely aggressive and punched the officer in the face. When another officer intervened, she allegedly punched him in the face as well, and the three went to the ground as officers tried to take her into custody. It was several minutes before officers were able to place her in handcuffs.

Anderson posted bail at the station and failed to appear in the Boston Municipal Court for her Nov. 22 arraignment on two counts of assault and battery on a public employee and one count of disorderly conduct. The court issued a warrant for her arrest.

On the afternoon of Nov. 23, officers spotted Anderson again, though she had apparently dyed her hair from blond to purple. She allegedly tried to flee when they approached her and kicked one of the officers above his left knee when they placed her under arrest.

As they transported Anderson to the Area A-1 station, the officer she most recently assaulted asked why she had kicked him.

“Because you [expletive] deserve it,” she allegedly responded. She is said to have apologized for that act later, adding that she “had to do what she had to do to fight the corruption.”

Anderson is represented by attorney Edward Krippendorf. She will return to court on Dec. 16.