State Senator Marzilli Arrested

STATE SENATOR ARRESTED IN LOWELL ON FIVE CHARGES

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JUNE 3, 2008…. Democratic state Sen. James Marzilli was arrested in downtown Lowell today on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, police said.

Marzilli was also charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, attempt to commit a crime, and obstruction of justice, according to police.

Marzilli was accused of sexual assault earlier this year, but Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone did not pursue the case, saying there was insufficient evidence.

Marzilli, an Arlington progressive in his first term in the Senate, tried to resist arrest by fleeing through the city’s downtown, police said.

Kevin Lombard of the Lowell Police Department said Marzilli was arrested on Middle Street in Lowell.

Marzilli was not immediately available for comment late Tuesday.

By Jim O’Sullivan
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE