Brookline Man Faces Charges After Threatening to Shoot Mail Carrier, Kicking and Spitting on Police

A Brookline man is facing charges after police say he threatened them, and threatened a mail carrier while she delivered mail on her route on Chestnut Street in Newton.

Mcisaac A. Calixte, 29, 22 High St., Apt. 30, Brookline, was arrested and charged with disturbing the peace, threats to commit a crime, assault and battery on a police officer and assault with a dangerous weapon (shod foot).

On Monday, May 4, a Newton officer passed the intersection of Highland Street and Chestnut street, and saw a black man (who was later determined to be Calixe) walking north on Chestnut Street. As the officer passed, Calixe looked in his direction and made shooting gestures to him.

The officer continued down Chestnut to turn around when he was flagged down by a mail carrier who was red-faced and crying. The mail carrier said she was about to say “hi” to Calixe when he suddenly said, “You no good, you no good, you f----- p----- b-------,” while in a slightly-bouncing motion. Calixe continued walking by and performed a hand gesture as if pulling the trigger of a gun at her. She said she was delivering mail at the time and it immediately halted her progress.

Because of the gestures made to the police and mail carrier, another unit was called in for backup before attempting to speak to the man. Several units were quickly on the scene, but when officers attempted to speak with Calixte, it was either ignored or it was met with hostile language.”

Chestnut Street and surrounding streets were blocked from traffic while officers tried to talk with Calixte.

While the streets where blocked many motorist exhibited their frustration to us as to why they could not travel down Chestnut street. Chestnut street is a main roadway and the event took place during rush hour and school dismissal.

Officers also spotted a bulge in the small of Calixte’s back under his shirt. Police moved in to pat frisk Calixte to assure everyone on the scene that he was unarmed, and he was placed under arrest.

During the booking, Calixte became hostile, thrashed around and made an overt act to kick four officers, who used pepper spray on him. After he was sprayed, Calixte spat on a sergeant and continued to fight.