PLYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) – A 26-year-old Chilmark man accused of going on a stabbing spree in Plymouth and Braintree over the weekend appeared in court Tuesday to face charges in connection with the stabbing in Plymouth.
Jared Ravizza was arrested on Saturday on charges including assault with intent to murder. On Tuesday, a judge granted a request from Ravizza’s public defender and ordered Ravizza be sent for a psychiatric evaluation.
As Ravizza appeared in court, investigators in Connecticut also confirmed Ravizza is a person of interest in connection with a homicide in Deep River, Conn. on Saturday.
Ravizza pleaded not guilty. His attorney had no comment when approached outside the courthouse.
Massachusetts emergency crews first responded in Braintree Saturday after four girls were stabbed at a local AMC movie theater.
Roughly one hour later, crews responded in Plymouth after Ravizza allegedly reached through a drive-thru window at a McDonald’s off Route 3 and stabbed a victim, according to police. Police said Ravizza then went inside the restaurant and stabbed another person before fleeing the scene.
Police identified the girls who were stabbed in Braintree as 9-year-old twins, their 17-year-old sister, and another 17-year-old girl. Are four all expected to survive, according to police.
The people who were stabbed in Plymouth are also expected to survive.
Police said Ravizza ultimately crashed his Porsche SUV in Sandwich on Saturday. Authorities arrested Ravizza and he was held in custody ahead of his arraignment.
In Plymouth District Court on Tuesday, Ravizza was flanked by guards while prosecutors laid out the timeline of events, including the attack at the Plymouth McDonald’s.
“When he got up in the drive-thru window, he was argumentative with a male employee,” a prosecutor said. “The defendant lunged out the window of his vehicle and stabbed the male employee in the forearm with what appeared to be a large kitchen knife. He then…