Crime & Safety

Framingham Trio Stabbed And Robbed Man: Police

Police said the man was setup, beaten and robbed.

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Framingham police arrested three people on Sunday night who they said lured a man into a robbery, then beat and stabbed him. Tristen Soledade, 29, Michael J. Fitzgerald, 44 and Sara Harvewood, 32, were all charged with armed robbery with a knife and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Soledade and Fitzgerald were also charged with disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest and Harvewood was also charged with conspiracy to commit a crime. All three were listed as homeless by the police department.

Police said the trio setup the man who eventually became their victim. To start, Harvewood lured the man, who was driving a car, into the parking lot off of Hollis Street. Once the car was parked in the lot, Soledade and Fitzgerald came up to it and start beating the man, demanding money, police said.

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The victim tried to fight off the two men, police said.

The man was able to call police for help but, amidst the chaos he was stabbed and had his cellphone and cash stolen, police said. His injuries were not life-threatening.

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