Crime
Police charged two city men in violent assault involving elderly couple at Fall River gas station
Two Fall River men have been charged after a serious altercation at a city gas station.
According to Sergeant Moses Pereira, on Friday, at approximately 7 p.m., Officer Brandon Antone responded to the New World Gas Station, located at 340 Milliken Blvd. for a report that an elderly couple had been assaulted.
Upon arrival, he was approached by a 68-year-old Fall River woman who stated she and her husband had been assaulted while at the gas station. She explained that when they arrived at the gas station, her husband, 66-year-old Jose Andrade asked the woman in the vehicle in front of them to move forward to allow them to pump gasoline. At this time, 39-year-old Roderick Dixon of Fall River approached Andrade and began arguing with him. The argument eventually became physical, with Dixon punching Mr. Andrade in the face and pushing Mrs. Andrade to the ground during the altercation. Witnesses also reported that Dixon was seen kicking Mr. Andrade in the head while he was on the ground.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Andrade were transported to Saint Anne’s Hospital for medical evaluation. During review of video surveillance from the business, Officer Antone discovered that it was Mr. Andrade who initiated the physical altercation by striking Dixon in the face twice.
While Officer Antone was conducting his on-scene investigation, Roderick Dixon responded to the Fall River Police Department Headquarters to speak with an Officer. During his conversation with Officer Antone, Dixon confirmed that he had been involved in an altercation with Mr. Andrade at the New World Gas Station. He indicated that Mr. Andrade struck him in the face twice and he retaliated.
Roderick Dixon was placed under arrest and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a person over 60, assault and battery on a person over 60 with injury.
Jose Andrade is also facing criminal charges for assault and battery.
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SheriffJohnBrown
September 3, 2022 at 1:44 pm
Execute this trash!
Fed Up
September 3, 2022 at 5:48 pm
Most likely has a lengthy record to be this brazen. Anyone who kicks another person in the head while their down should be charged with attempted murder. Is probably out on bond already and will get a light sentence from the useless legal system. This city is getting worse-and-worse
Sydney
September 4, 2022 at 8:26 am
Wait what??? It clearly stated that the ELDERLY man struck the younger man first so tell me why he wasn’t arrested also?
Ken Paiva
September 4, 2022 at 9:48 am
It says in the article he was charged.
PassingThrough
September 6, 2022 at 11:07 am
I could see the assault on an elderly charge for pushing the elderly woman but not if it is for harm inflicted against Mr. Andrade. If a 66-year old man wants to throw down and initiate violence with someone over 25 years younger then he shouldn’t be surprised if he gets a violent response, nor that he is at a disadvantage physically. Probably another one of these old-timers that goes on about how “back in their day” two men could brawl and not get into a bunch of legal trouble over it.
Nobody should be fighting like this and even one head kick can kill but if you’re an elderly man who’s reckless enough to start a nighttime fight over a gas station parking space with your wife in tow, maybe its time to reevaluate your choices and have a little more regard for your personal safety. Clearly Jose can’t throw down as well as he remembers.