Boston Police Arrest Stoneham Man Over St. Paddy's Day Weekend

A Stoneham man was arrested Sunday afternoon during the St. Patrick's Day Parade and charged with drinking in public, according to a press statement posted on the Boston Police Department website.

Kevin McBride, 41, was also charged with disturbing the peace, police said.

At about 3:15 p.m. in the area of West 8th and Dorchester Streets, officers reportedly spotted McBride drinking from a bottle of beer, according to the statement. Police asked McBride, who appeared to be intoxicated, to dump the beverage out; however, he allegedly chugged it until it was finished, according to the statement.

Police decided to issue McBride a citation for drinking in public, according to the statement.

"As officers were writing the citation, the suspect, with the empty beer bottle still in his hand, began to waive it around the officer’s head," reads the statement. "After the bottle was confiscated, the suspect began screaming profanities at the officers. Given the large number of young children in the immediate area and the suspect’s inappropriate behavior, the decision was made to arrest the suspect."