Bairos on the lam

by George P. Hassett

A Somerville Ave. man with a warrant for armed assault with intent to murder was grabbed by police Sunday morning as he peered out of his front door.

Norberto Bairos, 45, was being sought by police for his role in a bloody fight at the corner of Mansfield Street and Somerville Avenue Friday night. Police said Bairos, angry at being kicked out of the nearby Portuguese Sports Club, violently attacked one of the club’s patrons — a man who had testified against him at a magistrate’s hearing. Bairos confronted the man, raised a knife and said “I’m going to kill you,” while making a reference to the man’s court testimony, police said.

The victim then struck Bairos’ hand with a belt, knocking the knife from his hand, police said. The victim, who police did not identify, picked up the knife and threw it away but Bairos jumped on top of him and began punching him in the face repeatedly, police said. Witnesses arrived and Bairos fled, police said.

A warrant for armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery and intimidating a witness was issued by police. Police set up outside Bairos’ 201-203 Somerville Ave. property Sunday morning and Sgt. Steven Carrabino grabbed Bairos by the sleeve as he peered out his door. A search of Bairos revealed one cocaine rock, two full bags of cocaine and one half bag of powdered cocaine, police said. Bairos told police the drugs were strictly for personal use.

Police said Bairos had obvious facial injuries at the time of his arrest. According to police, Bairos attributed his injuries to an unprovoked Thursday night attack from a mysterious white man outside the Somerville Avenue Burger King. Bairos claimed he did not use a knife in the attack and the only knife he owns is the one on his key ring, police said. Police said Bairos’ key ring knife had been stained with blood and entered it into evidence.