Man charged with stabbing bouncer who wouldn't let him cut in line at downtown bar

In 2009, D'Amelio was arrested on Old Colony Avenue in South Boston on charges of intent to distribute marijuana and possession of more than an ounce of marijuana. He was acquitted on the distribution charge, but found guilty on the possession charge. He appealed, saying a BPD detective with 25 years' experience as a drug detective didn't have the credentials to certify the leafy substance in the plastic bag found on him was actualy marijuana. The Massachusetts Appeals Court, however, upheld the conviction this past December, saying the judge had the right to accept the detective's testimony as that of an expert. The court also ruled there was nothing unconstitutional about the way two detectives approached him on the street.

A judge set bail at $15,000, but revoked his earlier bail on an unrelated drug case out of Somerville, the DA's office reports, and adds:

Officers were told that a man later identified as Damelio attempted to gain entry into the bar but was told by a bouncer that he would have to wait in line. Damelio proceeded to the end of the line but returned a short time later and tried to cut in line. He allegedly told the bouncer, “I’m not one of these local punks, I’m from the North End,” prosecutors said.

A second staff member came to the entrance to assist with Damelio, who was with a second individual. That person did not have proper identification and the two were denied entry. Prosecutors said that Damelio became enraged and punched the employee in the face repeatedly. The bouncer, a 26-year-old West Roxbury man, intervened, at which point Damelio allegedly stabbed him in the torso. He was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment and is expected to survive his injury.

Damelio allegedly fled on foot with witnesses in pursuit. One of those witnesses watched him jump in a Metro Cab taxi and was able to note the medallion number, which he provided to Boston Police, prosecutors said.