Two injured, two arrested in fight

By John Forrester, Globe Correspondent

Two men were arrested and another was sent to the hospital after a verbal altercation turned violent in downtown Boston late Saturday, a Boston Police official said.

Officers responded to a radio call about 11:41 p.m. for a fight near 225 State St. and found one man stabbed and another having been struck on the head.

The incident began when the victims and several friends were crossing State Street and a passing car began honking at the group, according to Officer Eddy Chrispin, spokesman for Boston Police. A verbal confrontation escalated into a physical fight, during which two men allegedly exited the vehicle, hit a victim over the head with a bottle and stabbed the other.

The stabbing victim was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, and the other man was treated at the scene, said Chrispin. Police arrested Michael Grillo, 28, of Buzzard’s Bay, for the alleged stabbing and Rafael Varela, 28, of Buzzard’s Bay, for the alleged assault with the bottle.

Grillo is being charged with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Varela is being charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Both are expected to be arraigned today in Boston Municpal Court. The victims's names were withheld.