Cambridge fight ends with one man pistol whipped, another dragged by car

Cambridge Police report a man is under arrest for an incident around 8 a.m. that started as a fight in Central Square and ended with one combatant pistol whipped and his fellow fighter dragged behind a car for several blocks.

Police say officers responded around 8:12 a.m. to Pearl and Decatur streets for what at first seemed to be a hit-and-run crash.

Upon further investigation, it was learned that the victim was dragged by a dark Nissan following an altercation in Central Square. The two parties - driver and victim - are believed to be known to each other. A third party was pistol whipped and located along with the victim who was dragged by the suspect’s motor vehicle. A firearm was discarded out of a vehicle matching the description provided by witnesses and has been recovered by officers in the area of Allston and Pleasant Streets.

Both victims were taken to a local hospital and are expected to survive, police say.

Joekeem Nelson, 20, of May Street in Cambridge, was charged with armed assault to murder, illegal possession of a firearm and assault and battery with dangerous weapon.

Nelson was arrested last August on armed-robbery charges.

Innocent, etc.