tried jumping out of a 12th-story apartment where a dead body was found in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood SundayMichael Perry, 37, is due to face the charge in Boston Municipal Court Friday afternoon, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. They identified the man who died as Jose Aponte.
Aponte, 43, lived in the building on Northampton Street that Perry tried to jump out of, allegedly to evade police. Officers discovered the dead body after arriving at the apartment for a well-being check shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday, officials have said. When police showed up, they said, they saw the body and also came across Perry, who was allegedly threatening the officers. At that point, a SWAT team was called in and attempted to de-escalate the situation, but Perry allegedly jumped out of the window and got caught on something outside the building, leaving him dangling in the air.Sign up for NECN newsletters.
A man who tried to jump from a 12th-story window after being found in an apartment with a dead body faced a judge Wednesday. Officers were able to be pull him back in from the floor below, and he was taken to the hospital, police said.Perry was charged Wednesday with assault with a dangerous weapon for allegedly attacking a police officerThat day, a prosecutor confirmed to NBC10 Boston that Perry is the same man who was seen on video in 2017
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