Fall River Police charged multiple people after fighting that reportedly took place at a city park.
According to police, on Thursday, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Fall River Police responded to Lafayette Park following reports of multiple fights involving juveniles and adults, along with threats that a weapon was present.
During the investigation, witnesses reported that an adult male had displayed and waved what appeared to be a machete, causing several people to flee the area. Officers reviewed cellphone video that corroborated those accounts and arrested 53-year-old Yul Berry.
Berry was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, disturbing the peace-subsequent offense, and affray. Additional individuals involved in the separate fights are expected to be summonsed to court.
Court records show that at arraignment Friday in Fall River Superior Court, Berry pled not guilty and was released on personal recognizance with a pretrial hearing scheduled for October 19th.
