3 more arrested in Marshfield attack

7 face hate crime charges in beating of black teenager

MARSHFIELD - Seven people now face hate crime charges after police arrested three more suspects yesterday in a vicious attack on a black teenager from Boston that one selectman in this South Shore town called despicable.

Tizaya Robinson, 17, was chased and beaten on Careswell Street (Route 139) shortly after midnight Thursday, police said. As many as 12 men and women attacked Robinson with sticks, and kicked and punched him even after he was knocked unconscious, according to police.

Marshfield police officials have refused to discuss the case, but in a report filed in Plymouth District Court they quote one of those arrested as repeatedly using a racial epithet while asserting he was attacked first.

It was not clear whether the victim was attacked simply as he walked along Route 139, or if he had some prior connection to the suspects, many of whom were believed to have attended a party that evening, said Karen O'Sullivan, a spokeswoman for Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz.

But in the police report, Robinson told police he was attacked "because of his race" and used dog repellent to defend himself. He could not be reached for comment yesterday. Robinson was treated for cuts, bruises, and stab wounds at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, police said.

O'Sullivan said that the three new suspects have been charged with hate crimes, attempted murder, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Cruz did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

Those suspects were identified by O'Sullivan as Paul Berchtold, 18; Christopher Brattie, 22; and Jeffrey Cappello, 20. Their hometowns were not immediately available. They were scheduled to be arraigned yesterday in Plymouth District Court, but the outcomes were not immediately available.

"It's terrible; it's despicable," Selectman Michael A. Maresco said in a telephone interview yesterday. "This has put a bad mark on the town. This is not the way folks in Marshfield think."

In their report, police said they found a small pool of blood in The Garlic restaurant parking lot and a bloody towel and larger pool of blood across form the restaurant. They also found a bloodstained stick that was 18 inches long and 3 inches thick.

A man who would not give his name but identified himself as the owner of The Garlic said yesterday that none of the suspects had been in his restaurant, which he said had closed at 10:30 p.m.

Police said at least one witness contacted them as the attack was underway and described seeing "a large group of approximately 10 to 12 people, including males and females, beating a black male in the parking lot."

The report said that the attackers chased the victim down and continued to beat him. The witnesses' statement "made it seem apparent that the group was acting in concert while chasing this male . . . all while shouting derogatory racial statements," it said. ". . . One male was using a large stick like a harpoon, spearing Mr. Robinson."

Three men and one women were arrested in the immediate aftermath of the assault. They have been identified as Jay Rains, 19, of Duxbury; Michael Anderson, 19, of Quincy; Kevin Shdeed, 17, of Marshfield; and Amanda Kelly, 19, of Marshfield.

In the report, Rains told police he was attacked from behind by a black male who sprayed him and others with a chemical. Police said in the report that they thought it was pepper spray.

Police said Rains used a derogatory racial epithet at least 25 times during their conversations with him. Witnesses told police that Rains "instigated the entire fight by calling the victim and another black male, who left the area after an altercation with Rains, a [racial epithet]."

The four were arraigned last week, and all but Rains were released on several hundred dollars cash bail.

Bail was set at $5,000 for Rains, who has other cases pending, including one for assault and battery, records show.

John Ellement can be reached at ellement@globe.com.