Police: Car burglar slashes man with knife, then needs to be taken to the hospital himself

Boston Police report a man caught in the act of rummaging through a woman's car in the parking lot of the Columbus Avenue Walgreens last night got into a "violent" struggle with her boyfriend, cutting his wrist with a knife before police arrived.

Police say officers transported Anthony Jones, 42, believed to be homeless, to District E-13 in Jamaica Plain for booking on charges of armed assault with intent to rob, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and breaking and entering a motor vehicle. On his way into the booking area:

[O]fficers observed that the suspect appeared to be in distress and in need of medical attention. According to officers, Mr. Jones appeared to be suffering from an unknown medical condition. As a result, EMTs responded to the station and transported the suspect to the Brigham & Women's Hospital where he is currently listed in stable condition.

Police say that, as a routine measure, the department's Internal Affairs Division will investigate the incident.

Innocent, etc.