Fall River Man Arrested in Boston on Drug, Motor Vehicle Charges

BOSTON (AP) - Police arrested a 29-year-old Fall River man Thursday after he allegedly assaulted staff at a Boston restaurant, crashed his car into another vehicle as he drove away, and was later connected to garbage bags filled with marijuana.

Police responded to a call about a fight at a restaurant in the city's South Boston neighborhood after witnesses reported seeing Jason Wages of Fall River harassing female wait staff and customers.

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Police said Wages left the scene and was later arrested for possession with intent to distribute drugs after they connected him to garbage bags filled with pot and $8,600 in cash.