TEWKSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - A Wakefield man is facing assault charges after allegedly spitting on officers Monday, police said.

Officers responding to reports of an unwanted person at the Extended Stay America on Andover Street arrested Derek Vadala, 28, after he threatened and spat at them, according to police.

Vadala was arraigned in Lowell District Court on Tuesday on charges of assault on a police officer, assault and battery on a police officer, and five counts of threatening murder.

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