Weymouth Man Punched Quincy Officer: Police

WEYMOUTH, MA – A Weymouth man is accused of assaulting an officer in Quincy Thursday while trying to flee police. An officer on Mound Street allegedly found 24-year-old Gregory Cranshaw and 36-year-old Mary Paul, of Quincy, preparing to inject drugs in the bushes.

The pair started to dump the drugs and run, but ultimately followed the officer's orders to get on the ground, according to a police statement. Cranshaw allegedly refused to put his hands behind his back, jumped to his feet and punched the officer in the chest. He then fled toward a baseball field on Harrison Street, police said.

Cranshaw ran down a hill toward the Bay Pointe Marina and attempted to climb an 8-foot fence, according to police. The officer tried to pepper spray Cranshaw, who allegedly continued to ignore demands to get on the ground.

Cranshaw crouched down and appeared to take a small black item from his waistband, which the officer and a nearby witness feared was a gun. The officer struck Cranshaw until he dropped the item, which was a cell phone, police said.

Cranshaw was taken to the hospital and charged with possession of a Class A substance, resisting arrest, tampering with evidence and assault and battery on a police officer.

Paul was found running along the beach and arrested. She was charged with possession of a Class A substance, resisting arrest and tampering with evidence. Officers allegedly found a plastic bag with a brown powdery substance and injection items in the area where the pair were first confronted by police.

Cranshaw and Paul are scheduled to be arraigned Friday in Quincy District Court.

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