VASHIYRA MASON, 20, of RANDOLPH, was arrested by Stoughton Police on Sunday, Dec. 22. (Photo courtesy Stoughton Police Department)
STOUGHTON — Chief Donna McNamara reports that the Stoughton Police Department arrested and charged a Randolph woman with assaulting an off-duty police officer after striking his vehicle and fleeing on Sunday afternoon in an apparent road rage incident.
VASHIYRA MASON, 20, of RANDOLPH, was arrested and charged with:
- Assault and Battery
- Assault and Battery on a Police Officer
- Disorderly Conduct
- Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License
On Sunday, Dec. 22, at approximately 1:06 p.m., Stoughton Police responded to the area of 278 Washington St. for a report of a disturbance. An off-duty Stoughton Police sergeant had called the station and reported he was following a vehicle that side-swiped his car and left the scene.
Upon arrival, police found the two vehicles stopped in a parking lot. An on-duty responding Stoughton police officer witnessed MASON grab a woman by her hair and punch her in the back of the head multiple times.
The preliminary investigation indicates that MASON allegedly drove into the oncoming traffic lane and around the off-duty officer’s vehicle on Pine Street and side-swiped the front of the car. MASON later stopped in a parking lot, where the off-duty officer followed her.
In the parking lot, the off-duty officer identified himself multiple times as a Stoughton Police sergeant in an attempt to de-escalate the situation. MASON became belligerent, using slurs and hitting the off-duty officer in the upper body, neck, and face area.
The off-duty officer then restrained MASON to prevent her from injuring him or herself.
The passenger of MASON’S car, a 19-YEAR-OLD BROCKTON WOMAN, then started to hit the off-duty officer in the back of his head and neck. The passenger then began to attack a woman who was with the off-duty officer.
Officers arrived shortly after and witnessed MASON hitting the female who was with the off-duty officer.
The 19-YEAR-OLD BROCKTON WOMAN will be issued a summons to appear in Stoughton District Court on charges of Assault and Battery on a Police Officer, Assault and Battery, and Resisting Arrest. Because the suspect is being summonsed and the court has not issued a criminal complaint, her identity cannot be released at this time.
MASON was arraigned Monday in Stoughton District Court.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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