Overview
- Officers responded to a knife assault at a Catharine Street rooming house in Worcester and found a 66-year-old who later died at a local hospital.
- Police arrested his roommate, Jeremy Berthiaume, 38, at the scene and charged him with armed assault to murder on a person age 60 or older and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
- A police report and witnesses say he used a pocket knife and struck the victim’s arms, chest, and back.
- Court records say he pleaded not guilty in Worcester District Court and is being held without bail pending a court date on Tuesday.
- Investigators say the evidence points to an isolated incident with no ongoing risk to the public.