Shrewsbury Police file attempted murder charges

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Shrewsbury Police Department have charged Jayquan Reed with attempted murder. (Photo/Laura Hayes)

Shrewsbury Police Department have charged Jayquan Reed with attempted murder. (Photo/Laura Hayes)

SHREWSBURY – Shrewsbury Police Department have charged a man with attempted murder.

According to the statement of facts filed in Westborough District Court, on Sept. 28, police responded to an apartment on Sheridan Drive following a report of a disturbance. Police said the victim was “profusely sweating” and had visible red marks on their neck.

According to court documents, the victim told police that the suspect — Jayquan Reed, 31 — strangled them, and continued to do so until the officers made their presence known outside of the apartment. Reed also allegedly prevented the victim from answer the door for a neighbor by keeping them in a locked bedroom.

He has been charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, resisting arrest, assault and battery on an intimate partner and strangulation/ suffocation.

Reed was arraigned in district court on Sept. 30. He was ordered held pending the completion of a dangerousness hearing. He will return to court Nov. 7.

Reed’s attorney did not immediately respond to request for comment.

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