BOSTON, Dec. 30, 2014— Seven teenagers ranging from 13 to 19 years old were arraigned today for allegedly attacking two Boston Police officers attempting to serve arrest warrants on one of them, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said today.

LORCEN MORISSET (D.O.B. 11/9/96) and WOOBENSON MORISSET (D.O.B. 2/1/95), both of Roxbury, were arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court on two counts each of assault and battery on a police officer. Woobenson Morisset was additionally charged with resisting arrest. A Roxbury court clerk declined to issue complaints charging both men with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon – a shod foot – and Lorcen Morisset with resisting arrest; authorities will re-apply for those complaints at a later date.

Assistant District Attorney Dana Pierce recommended $2500 cash bail for Woobenson Morisset, the target of the warrants, and did not request bail for Lorcen Morisset, who walked into court and remained in the session until his case was called late this afternoon. She additionally requested GPS monitoring, curfews of 7:00 pm to 7:00 am, and orders to stay away from the victims for both defendants. Judge Ernest Sarason released Lorcen and set Woobenson’s bail at $500, ordered both to wear GPS monitoring devices, abide by curfews, and stay away from the victims.

Pierce also asked that Woobenson’s bail on three open cases charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, assault and battery on a police officer, and burglary be revoked. Sarason declined to revoke those open bails.

Arraigned in the Suffolk County Juvenile Court were five younger teenagers charged in connection with the same attack. Those teens were four females, ages 13, 14, 15, and 16, and one male, age 17, all residents of Roxbury. All were charged with delinquency, to wit: assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and resisting arrest.  Assistant District Attorney Michael V. Glennon recommended $1000 cash bail for each, and Judge Paul Lewis imposed $500 bail for the 17-year-old and $1 bail for the younger teens, with that amount to be posted only by their parents, and orders to remain in school when in session.

Two Boston Police officers travelled to the Morissets’ Wayne Street home yesterday to serve Woobenson with an arrest warrant for violating the terms of his release on his open cases. They encountered him in a rear stairwell of the building, but when they attempted to arrest him he allegedly resisted violently. A large group of youths – later identified as Woobenson’s co-defendants – allegedly joined in the attack on the two officers, who were kicked, punched, and beaten. Additional officers responded to the scene and placed the assailants under arrest, while the two officers who had attempted to serve the warrants were transported to Brigham and Women’s hospital for injuries that were serious but not life-threatening. Both have since been released but will require follow-up care.

“This case is a reminder of what police officers face every time they have to make an arrest, serve a warrant, or answer a call for help,” Conley said.

Woobenson Morisset was represented by attorney June Jensen. Lorcen Morisset was represented by attorney Frank Mickelson. They will return to court on March 12. The juveniles were represented by attorneys Richard Landrigan, Fabiola White, and Brian Wiseman. They will return to court on Feb. 12.

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