Cops: Cabbie head butted in the face by guy upset with fare

Boston Police report on a cab ride that didn't end well around 3:40 this morning at 250 Moss Hill Rd. in Jamaica Plain:

The victim reported to officers that he picked up the suspect and his girlfriend at a downtown bar, and drove them to 250 Moss Hill Road. The victim however told officers that when he told the suspect cost of the fare, he started arguing with him and then rammed the victim in the nose with his head. According to the victim, after the suspect head butted him, he then walked over to a car parked in the lot and grabbed an 8x3 stud and attempted to hit him with it. The victim reported that the suspect did not him because the suspect's girlfriend interceded and stopped him. The victim reported that the suspect did end up paying but only after assaulting him and then fleeing into the home at that address.

Gervase F. Toner, 30, of West Roxbury, was charged with assault and batter and assault by means of a dangerous weapon.