A Mattapan man is facing charges after he allegedly told a woman that he had a dog service she would be interested in, grabbed her arm, and attempted to pull her toward his vehicle while at Pavilion Beach in Ipswich last Tuesday evening.

Police were forced to later break a car window to extract the suspect after he allegedly refused to get out of his vehicle following multiple orders.

Anson Frazier, 30, of Briarcliff Terrace, is being charged with attempting to commit a crime, resisting arrest, and assault and battery. He was arraigned the day after the alleged incident and held. If he posts bail, he will have to wear a GPS monitor, according to court records obtained by Boston.com.


Police were called to the beach around 5:30 p.m. and were told that the suspect had left the scene, according to a police report.

An officer spoke with the 65-year-old victim, who said that she first noticed Frazier “doing yoga by the water.” He then allegedly grabbed the woman’s arm “with both hands” and began leading her toward his vehicle “saying that he had a dog service that she would be very interested in,” the report says.

The woman gestured toward a man in a nearby vehicle, pretending that he was her husband, and said that she needed to speak with him about the apparent dog service first. That was enough to deter Frazier, who let go of her arm and left the scene, according to the report.

Several other officers caught up with Frazier and pulled him over. He allegedly told police that he went up to people and asked if they’d be interested in dog massages, but denied touching anyone, another officer’s report says.

Officers had spoken with other witnesses, who gave accounts similar to the one from the victim, and police told Frazier he was being arrested, the police report says. That news caused Frazier to roll up his vehicle’s windows and lock the doors with the car still running. Officers attempted to negotiate with him for about half an hour to no avail. Cruisers were also positioned around the vehicle in an attempt to stop Frazier from pulling away if he tried.


“Frazier refused to shut his vehicle off, roll the window down, or willingly exit the vehicle,” one of the officers’ reports says. “By refusing these instructions, he was actively resisting arrest and putting officers on scene and himself in inherent danger as we were on a busy street that was poorly lit. Due to this, officers made the decision to enter the vehicle.”

One of the officers used a tool to break the front passenger window and then unlocked and opened the door. Another officer said he then reached in to pull Frazier out.

Frazier is scheduled to return to court on April 1.