Boston Police officer James Kenneally arrested after getting into fight with brother at funeral home
BOSTON - Veteran Boston Police officer James Kenneally has been placed on administrative leave after getting into a fight with one of his brothers after the death of their father.
Police told WBZ-TV Officer Kenneally and his brother got into the fight Monday afternoon at a family gathering. Their father Tom Kenneally passed away the day before at age 87. The family was at a funeral home to discuss funeral arrangements when the fight broke out.
Officer Kenneally was the only one arrested, police said. He's charged with assault and battery after "being involved in a domestic incident involving a family member," according to police.
Kenneally was arraigned in West Roxbury District Court.
"While my client continues to grieve the loss of his father, he does not regret the decision to defend himself after being attacked by a younger male sibling inside a West Roxbury Funeral Home. My client has complete confidence the judicial system will prove his innocence," Officer Kenneally's attorney Keith Nicholson told WBZ in a statement Saturday night.
No other information is available at this point in the investigation.
Kenneally has been with the Boston Police Department since 1997.
