By Jim Clark

Somerville Police officers were dispatched to a Broadway location on reports that a man had broken into the residence and had fled. The reporting party knew the male as Jamari Ellcock-Davis.

An officer located a man on McGrath Highway matching the description given and was able to identify him as Ellcock-Davis.

Upon questioning, the reporting party told police that Ellcock-Davis and he had been friends for about a year, and that evening they had been arguing over personal matters.

The reporting party said Ellcock-Davis began yelling at him while outside of the Broadway residence, and then broke in through a bedroom window trying to get to him, pushing a bed out of the way.

According to the reporting party, Ellcock-Davis then began rummaging through drawers and went into the kitchen going through things. He reportedly told Ellcock-Davis that he was going to call the police, and went to call from his cell phone.

Ellcock-Davis next allegedly grabbed the reporting party’s hands and attempted to take the cell phone from him, but he was able to gain control of the phone and said again that he was calling the police, at which time Ellcock-Davis reportedly fled the residence.

The reporting party’s ten-year-old son was present during this incident and was able to call 911 for his father.

Ellcock-Davis was subsequently placed under arrest on charges of witness intimidation and unarmed burglary and assault.