Transit police arrest second suspect wanted in connection with Red Line beating

BOSTON (WHDH) - Transit police have arrested a second suspect in connection with the beating and choking of a disabled man on a Red Line train last week.

Nicholas Dercolo, 18, of Brockton, was arrested on a charge of assault and battery on an elderly person resulting in serious injuries, officials said.

Tukan Manley, 31, of Boston, was arrested on June 11 on charges of assault and battery on an elderly person, strangulation, and malicious destruction of property, in connection with the beating of a 66-year-old man who had been accused of taking a woman’s picture on a Red Line train, according to transit police.

Transit police officers responding to a report of a man being assaulted on a Red Line train between Andrew Square and South Station at about 1 p.m. found the victim slouched over on a bench at South Station with a swollen right eye and cuts on his face, police said.

The man said prior to the attack he had been accused of taking a woman’s picture without permission.

The disabled victim told police Manley punched him, choked him and kicked him while on a Red Line train between Andrew Square and South Station before stealing his phone and walking away.

Transit police announced Dercolo’s arrest on Friday.

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