A Boston man was charged Wednesday in connection with an assault that left a woman injured before the man set himself on fire.
Adam Johnson, a 55-year-old Hyde Park resident, was arraigned in Boston and pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.
On Dec. 23, Boston police responded to reports of an injured woman screaming for help. Officers found the woman bleeding from the head, according to prosecutors.
The victim told the officers her friend, Johnson, hit her with a metal stove grate and that he was inside their apartment trying to light himself on fire, according to prosecutors.
Police found heavy smoke in the apartment and blood on the walls. Johnson was unconscious in the bathtub with severe burns, prosecutors said.
Johnson was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Bail was set at $2,500 and Johnson was ordered to stay away from the victim. He is also being held for a probation violation in a previous assault case.
Johnson will return to court March 10 for a pre-trial hearing and to surrender for the probation violation.
