Virginia man assaults homeless woman.

Jacob Elliot

On June 1, 2020 at approximately 2:30AM a male, later identified as Jacob Elliot, 26, of Crewe, Virginia apparently to amuse himself threw a full soda can at a 48 year old homeless woman as she sat in front of the MBTA's Bus Terminal. They exchanged words and Elliot proceeded to assault the victim with a mini baseball bat and possibly a putty knife. The victim was transported to a local area hospital for treatment. Officers placed Elliot into custody and transported him to TPD-HQ for the arrest booking process. Officers did recover a broken mini bat and two putty knives from Elliot.


media inquiries should be directed to Superintendent Richard Sullivan at rsullivan@mbta.com

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