Massachusetts police arrest homeless man accused of threatening teen with HIV syringe

Police say they have caught up with a homeless man who allegedly threatened a teenage girl with a syringe he claimed was filled with HIV-tainted blood outside a Massachusetts pharmacy.

Scott Steverding was arrested overnight by Waltham investigators in Cambridge on a warrant and is schedule to be arraigned Thursday on charges that include attempted murder, armed carjacking and assault with a dangerous weapon.

Police say Steverding, 30, threatened the 17-year-old girl on Tuesday morning, then stole her vehicle, a 1999 Jeep Cherokee, and her purse with about $200 in cash, almost striking the girl as he drove away.

Using surveillance video, police identified the suspect as Steverding.

WHDH.com reported that police say the video shows a man approach the girl and threaten her with the syringe. She got out of the car and walked behind the Jeep. More

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