Man Attacks Woman With Razor Blade At Tewksbury Dunks: Police

TEWKSBURY, MA — Police say a Dracut man held a razor blade to a woman's throat as they argued in a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer parked outside a Dunkin' store on Main Street in Tewksbury Friday. Adam Giallanella, 31, of Dracut, was arraigned in Lowell District Court Monday on charges of intimidating a witness, assault and battery of a family or household member and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Tewksbury police were called to the store around 4:40 p.m. Friday, where a witness told responding officers a man had thrown a can at a woman and then held a razor blade to the woman's throat, then fled when he heard sirens. The witness told police Giallanella had threatened him when he tried to intervene.

Police found and arrested Giallanella a short distance from the store.

The victim told police she and Giallanella had dated in the past and that she had known him for several years. Giallanella accused the woman of stealing money from him as he drove her to Tewksbury State Hospital, where she was heading for detoxification treatment.

Giallanella was released on $2,000 bail after pleading not guilty. He is due back in court on Aug. 5.