Background: News footage of suspect Marwa Khudaynazar in court (WVCB). Inset: Suspect Chulan Huang (Boston.gov).
Two Boston city officials were put on unpaid leave after they were allegedly involved in a physical altercation with a police officer — and each other.
Marwa Khudaynazar, 27, and Chulan Huang, 26, were both arrested by Boston Police in the early morning hours on Thursday when officers responded to a 911 call made by Khudaynazar about a fight at an apartment in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood, according to court documents obtained by local Fox affiliate WFXT. Police stated that Khuaynazar and Huang were in a romantic relationship and fighting over Huang finding out that she reportedly spent time with another man.
“She went on a date with my boss,” Huang reportedly told an officer. “And then they booked a hotel room and she came here to rub it in my face.”
According to the documents, Huang reportedly took Khudaynazar’s phone to read her private messages, which apparently triggered a physical reaction from her. He told police, “She started punching me and then she starts biting me.”
Police observed bite marks on Huang’s chest and arms after separating the pair.
Local ABC affiliate WCVB reported that Khudaynazar told police that Huang had first cheated on her, prompting her to go on a date with his boss. She then accused Huang of “[holding] onto her wrists and wouldn’t let go,” so she bit him in self-defense.
The documents stated that she apparently had a change of heart when police placed Huang under arrest. She told police, “I don’t want that, I was lying, I was lying, I swear to god I was lying, I bit him, he has bite marks on him.”
Khudaynazar then called 911 again and allegedly attempted to block officers from escorting Huang through the doorway. She then allegedly cursed at the officer and physically assaulted him. That alleged action resulted in her being arrested and led out to a squad car.
During the arrests, Huang allegedly told officers, “We both work for the city, this is unnecessary.”
Khudaynazar is the chief of staff at Boston’s Office of Police Accountability. Huang is the neighborhood business manager for the city’s Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion. Both of their professional biographies were taken off the official city government page after news of the arrests.
Khudaynazar was charged with assault and battery on a police officer and assault and battery on a household member. Huang was charged with assault and battery on a household member. Both pleaded not guilty at their arraignments on Thursday.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told WCVB, “Obviously, the allegations are incredibly disturbing. It’s never OK to harm a police officer or to harm another member of our community.” She added, “It is a privilege to serve the public. We are all also human beings, but at the same time, our behavior has to match the standards we have to hold all our city workers to.”
Both city employees are on unpaid leave while the investigation is ongoing.
