ILLEGAL ALIEN WHO REPEATEDLY STABBED WOMAN WITH BROKEN BEER BOTTLE WAS LIVING OFF OF TAXPAYERS

LOWELL, MA (The Boston Herald) – A man accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and stabbing her 18 times with a broken beer bottle in Tewksbury was arraigned as “John Doe” today because he has a fraudulent Massachusetts ID as well as welfare cards — and police don’t know who he is.

The man, arraigned in Lowell District Court as John Doe aka “Luis Hernandez,” was held without bail. Police say he stole the identity of a Puerto Rican man. He is now being investigated by ICE to determine whether he is an illegal immigrant.

The man was charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, mayhem, aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, kidnapping, intimidating a witness, impeding a police investigation, possessing/using a false RMV document, identity fraud, furnishing a false ID to law enforcement, and assault and battery on a family/household member.

The man listened in court Tuesday afternoon as a Spanish interpreter relayed the charges.

“It’s unclear what his true identity is,” Assistant District Attorney Gregory Galizio told Judge Barbara Pearson.

The defendant told Pearson through the interpreter that his name is Luis Hernandez and he was born in January 1983.

On Monday, his ex-girlfriend living above Tewksbury Funeral Home tried to escape. The man had locked her in the...

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