EAST KINGSTON – An off-duty East Kingston police officer is facing assault charges after a fight late Sunday night in Salisbury, Mass., that left another man seriously injured.
Chad Larson, 29, of Newton, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (his foot) and aggravated assault and battery.
Larson is a full-time officer in East Kingston.
Another man, Seth Sanford, 30, of Salisbury, Mass., was also arrested on the same charges. The two men were arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene and leaving the victim unconscious in a pool of blood in a parking lot.
According to a police report, Salisbury police were called to the area of the Ten’s Show Club on North End Boulevard around 11 p.m. Sunday for a report of a fight in progress. As an officer responded, another officer reported a fight in front of the Hobo Cafe, which is located close to the strip club.