BOSTON (WHDH) - A suspect is in custody after Boston Police said she allegedly caused a scene in a Roche Brothers supermarket in Downtown Crossing.
At around 4:41 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a disturbance in the grocery store.
When they arrived, they were told that the suspect, later identified as 42-year-old Syretta Copeland of Boston, was seen spraying aerosol cleaning products on other customers in the store and then trying to light the chemical on fire with a handheld lighter. Copeland was eventually placed in custody after a brief foot pursuit.
The suspect will appear in Boston Municipal Court on charges of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, Resisting Arrest and Possession of an Incendiary Device.
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