By Jim Clark

Police were dispatched to a Line St. location last Friday evening on reports that a man had thrown something through a residence window.

Upon arrival, the responding officers observed a group of males surrounding a man outside of the residence in question.

A witness reportedly advised the officers that the suspect, later identified as Mark Wheeler, of Cambridge, threw a chair through the glass panel of the front door to the Line St. residence and tackled one of the males on scene who was surrounding him.

Police were further advised that the witnesses on the scene believed that Wheeler was intoxicated, according to reports.

The group of males that surrounded Wheeler intended to hold them at the scene until police arrived, according to their statements.

Wheeler was immediately placed into handcuffs for safety purposes while more witnesses of the incident were questioned and their statements recorded.

An occupant of the apartment building that was vandalized reportedly told the officers that he was visiting his friend in the ground floor unit and he heard Wheeler pounding on the front door and yelling.

The witness said that he approached the glass door to find out what was happening, at which time Wheeler allegedly threw an object through the glass then proceeded to walk away down Line St.

A group of concerned neighbors and passersby then reportedly confronted Wheeler and decided to hold him to the area until police arrived.

The officers were told that Wheeler was yelling at the men and behaving aggressively, and at one point tackled one of them, knocking him down.

Wheeler was placed under arrest and charged with malicious wanton defacement of property and assault and battery.