ATHOL, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Athol Police responded to an alleged attempted murder with a knife on Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release from the department.
The arriving officers found a 60 year-old disabled male with duct tape around his neck and after an investigation, police arrested 42 year-old Curtis Payne on eight related charges including two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a person 60+/disabled person, kidnapping, strangulation, suffocation, threat to commit a crime, and witness intimidation.
Payne was brought to the Franklin County House of Correction and is being held on a $100,000 cash bail.
Police say it was an isolated incident wherein the individuals knew each other and there is no threat to the public.