Eastie ladAll five were arraigned today in Boston Municipal Court, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
The one local was Christopher Prader, 20, of East Boston, who was charged with inciting a riot, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after his arrest before the Bruins game had even ended - around 9:30 p.m. at Causeway and Beverly streets.
According to the DA's office, Prader began loudly declaring he wasn't a punk and daring police to arrest him. When they refused, he began cursing them out, took his shirt off and threw his belt at them, prosecutors say:
"Come and get me, you [expletive]," he allegedly said to the officers. Turning to a large crowd, he allegedly said, "They ain't [expletive]."
The DA's office says police gave Prader one last chance to cut things out:
Prader is said to have encouraged the crowd to turn on the police, defied instructions to contain himself or face arrest, and flailed his arms around while bumping into other, more peaceful revelers.
Police at that point moved in to arrest Prader, who allegedly struggled and kicked as they handcuffed him on the ground. Once at the District D-4 station, Prader allegedly hurled a wide variety of racist, homophobic, and misogynistic slurs at other officers in the booking area before attempting to flex his muscles and extend his middle finger at the booking photo camera.
His bail was set at $500.
Also arrested: Justin Jerackas, 22, of Chester, NH and Michael Trwari, 28, and Brandon Zagarella, 18, both of Andover, on five counts of malicious destruction of property. Police say the three busied themselves on Endicott Street in the North End around 12:40 a.m. by breaking off the side mirrors of parked cars. They were released on their own recognizance, but ordered to stay away from the Garden and the North End until their cases are resolved.
Trevor Legere, 20, of Swampscott, was charged with assault and battery on a public employee around 1 a.m. The DA's office says Legere initially sought help from police near Sudbury and Cambridge streets after he'd been hit in the face:
The officer began to walk Legere to the nearby District A-1 station to write a report and provide first aid when Legere allegedly became suddenly combative. The officer explained that he was trying to help Legere, but to no avail: Legere allegedly shouted profanity at him and shoved him twice. The officer then arrested him and brought him to A-1 anyway.
He was also released on his own recognizance.
Innocent, etc.