BOSTON, Sept. 2, 2016—A Dorchester man was arraigned today on charges he assaulted an elderly man in a wheelchair, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

MARQUES BELL (D.O.B. 12/17/92) was arraigned today in Roxbury Municipal Court on a charge of assault and battery on an elderly or disabled person causing injury.  Prosecutors requested bail of $5,000.  Bell was released on $500 bail he posted following his arrest.

Boston Police were called to the Goodwill store on Harrison Avenue on Aug. 23 for a report of an assault.  Upon their arrival, they learned that the victim, a 72-year-old man in a wheelchair, attempted to enter the store at approximately 7:20 p.m. and was denied entrance because the store was closed for the evening.

Bell, an employee of the store, allegedly began punching the victim repeatedly.  When the victim produced a cane, in an attempt to stand up, Bell allegedly took it and swung it at the victim while threatening to kill him.

Bell left the store after the assault.

During the course of an investigation, Boston Police obtained security camera footage from the store capturing the assault.  Witnesses who are familiar with Bell identified him as the assailant.  As a result, police obtained a warrant for Bell’s arrest and took him into custody last night.

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