By Doug Ireland
SALEM — Less than two days
after an MBTA sergeant allegedly struck several cars and a bank after
assaulting a woman in Salem, he was arrested Monday on additional charges in
Methuen.
David Jaime, 29, of Methuen,
was apprehended by police yesterday after a brief pursuit on Berkeley Street in
Methuen about 7 a.m., according to Lt. Greg Gallant.
He was charged with violating a
restraining order and failure to stop for a police officer, Gallant said.
Methuen police received a call
that Jaime ignored a restraining order put in place after he allegedly
assaulted a woman Saturday, Gallant said.
Police pursued Jaime in his
vehicle for about three blocks before he finally pulled over, Gallant said.
Jaime was then taken to Lawrence District Court to be arraigned, he said.
The arrest in Methuen followed
Jaime’s arrest in Salem on multiple charges Saturday night, Salem police Lt.
Robert Morin said.
He was free on $1,500 personal
recognizance when he was charged with violating the restraining order, police
said.
Jaime, an MBTA officer since
his graduation from the police academy in 2008, was placed on paid
administrative leave, MBTA spokeswoman Kelly Smith said. He earned $89,479 last
year, she said.
“We were notified of his arrest
and he is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation,”
Smith said.
Salem police responded to 16
Meadow Lane at approximately 11 p.m. Saturday after receiving a call about an
unwanted man at a party, Morin said.
The caller told police the man
was drunk and threatening to hit people at the party. Police also received
multiple calls from people who said the man, later identified as Jaime, may
have passed out in the street, according to a police report.
When Salem officers arrived at
the home, they learned Jaime had left in a black sport utility vehicle and
struck several parked cars. Witnesses also said he assaulted a woman at the
party.
