Police say man used a skateboard to challenge officers at Alewife T station; he lost

Transit Police report a antheral who tried sticking his nose, and his skateboard, successful a quality helium had thing to bash with astatine the Alewife MBTA presumption aboriginal this morning, coiled up nether apprehension - aft which officers discovered helium was already wanted connected unrelated warrants.

Police accidental officers responding to a study of immoderate benignant of squabble astir 1 a.m. had conscionable breached up the verbal jousting erstwhile Michael Fleming, 28, of Quincy, decided to get involved.

Police accidental that contempt having "nothing to bash with the substance nor immoderate narration to the parties involved," Fleming began to "berate" the officers, successful portion by screaming obscenities astatine them.

Officers made aggregate attempts to calm Fleming to nary avail. At 1 constituent aft being told if helium didn't calm down helium would beryllium escorted from the presumption Fleming picked up his skateboard and challenged the officers to "Earn your f****** paycheck". Officers past informed Fleming based connected his tumultuous behaviour helium would person to vacate the station. Fleming ignored the officers demands and continued to origin a disturbance.

Officers past arrested Fleming connected charges of disturbing the constabulary and trespassing. While booking him, officers discovered helium was already wanted connected warrants retired of Quincy District Court connected charges of battle with a unsafe limb and violating 2 abstracted abuse-prevention orders.

Innocent, etc.