RAID: Suspect in brutal Quarterdeck stabbing busted after chase… plus four others locked-up on serious drug charges…
HYANNIS — On April 22, 2014 at about 1:30am, a Good Samaritan tried to help a woman who was being physically assaulted by a man near the rear entrance to the Quarterdeck Lounge…
For his good deed, the Good Samaritan was surrounded by an angry mob of at least ten people… where he was viciously beaten and kicked until someone plunged a knife into his back at least 5 to 6 times…
The wounds came very close to his spinal cord and a witness described the thuds sounded as if someone was pounding on the victim’s back with closed fists…
The mob then left the nearly lifeless Good Samaritan in a large puddle of his own blood…
The following is video of that horrible scene back on April 22, 2014… [Press play]
Click here for the original April 22nd story...
Nearly dead from loss of blood, the victim's chances of survival didn't look good at the emergency room...
Miraculously, the Good Samaritan made it through the long night... and then another night... to where he finally survived the mob's attempt on his young life...
Last night, HN was taking photos of a police raid at 14 Pepper Lane in Hyannis... I was told there had been some good arrests, but it wasn't until today's press release that I realized how good one of those arrests actually was...
The following press release offers hope for the victim and his loved ones to finally begin to see some form of justice for that vicious stabbing and beating nearly two months ago...
The following is the actual BPD press release:
MULTIPLE SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN HYANNIS
On 4/22/14 at approximately 0130 hours, Barnstable Police responded to an altercation/stabbing at the Quarterdeck Lounge in Hyannis. Arriving officers found a man at the scene suffering from multiple life threatening stab wounds to his back. The victim was transported by Hyannis Rescue to Cape Cod Hospital and nearly died from his injuries.
The on-scene investigation indicated that the victim attempted to intervene in an altercation between a male and female behind the lounge during which the male physically assaulted the female. As the victim attempted to aid the female, a large group of men and women (at least 10) that had exited the bar surrounded the victim and attacked him. The lone victim was pummeled, kicked, and stabbed by the mob. Since the incident, BPD Detective Sgt Mark Mellyn and Detective John York have conducted an extensive follow up investigation to identify the attackers.
As a result of the investigation, Eric Brando Jr (age 22) of 14 Pepper Lane in Hyannis, was identified as one of the attackers. BPD Narcotics Detectives conducted a brief drug investigation targeting Brando Jr and were able to obtain a search warrant for the Pepper Ln residence where Brando Jr lives with his father (Eric Brando Sr–age 40). On 6/18/14, BPD Detectives and SCU Officers attempted to serve the search warrant and arrest Brando Jr as he left the residence on a scooter. Brando Jr refused to stop and led officers on a chase down Rt 132.
Brando Jr was arrested after being found hiding in an apartment in the Cape Cross Roads complex on Rt 132. Brando Jr was charged with Operating a Moped Without a License, Failure to Stop for a Police Officer and Destruction of Property for damaging a fence while trying to escape. Brando Jr was also charged with Assault With Intent to Murder and Assault and Battery Causing Serious Bodily Injury for the Quarterdeck attack.
Note – Brando Jr has an extensive criminal record and is currently out on bail on multiple drug charges in Barnstable Superior Court.
Eric Brando Sr was arrested and charged with Trafficking Cocaine after 28 grams of cocaine, a digital scale and approximately $2000 in cash was found during the search of the Pepper Lane residence. As Detectives arrived to serve the search warrant, Raena Ketch (age 31 of Hyannis) and Richard Roser (age 38 of Hyannis) were stopped as they left the residence. Ketch was found to be in Possession of a bag of Cocaine. Ketch was arrested and charged with Possession of Cocaine With Intent to Distribute and Roser was arrested and charged with Conspiracy to Violate the Controlled Substance Act. Matthew Fisher (age 36 of Wareham) was arrested on outstanding warrants for Operating after Suspension and Threat to Commit a Crime when he arrived at the residence during the search warrant. All suspects were arraigned in Barnstable District Court this morning.
[Remember, this is America and all suspects are innocent until proven guilty of their alleged crimes...]
6/19/2014
Robert Bastille,
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