Stoughton Man Charged With Running Into Orange Line Tunnel

BOSTON, MA — Two men from Quincy and Stoughton face charges after running through a subway tunnel, police said.

Morgan Johnson, 19, of Quincy and Peter Nakhili, 20 of Stoughton, were arrested Tuesday and charged with trespassing, according to MBTA transit police.

At about 5:10 p.m., an officer on patrol at the Chinatown station had their attention drawn to two men who entered onto the right of way and begin running through the tunnel towards Tufts Medical Center station. The officer immediately communicated with MBTA subway operations to hold all service in the area and proceeded in the direction of the men, police said. Police found the men hiding in a niche about 50 feet from the Tufts Medical Center station.

Police say the two were in possession of cameras and stated they wanted to take pictures and videos of the tunnels. Rush hour service was delayed nearly 30 minutes.

Prior to this incident, transit police applied for criminal complaints against both men due to an earlier incident the two posted on YouTube.

Image: Peter Nakhili, Credit: MBTA Transit Police