Cigarette moocher turns violent, smashes man with bottle at Quincy Center T stop, police say

Transit Police report arresting a man they say demanded a cigarette from a couple standing on the Red Line platform at Quincy Center, then hit the man with a bottle and threatened to stab the woman, around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

Police say officers arrived in time to arrest the alleged bottle attacker at the scene, on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon - the bottle - and assault with intent to rob. He also had an outstanding warrant for assault with a dangerous weapon from Hingham District Court, police say.