Lynn man charged in dangerous August stabbing held without bail

SALEM – A Lynn man charged with stabbing his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend in August will continue to be held without bail after a judge found him to be a danger to the victims and the community.Saul R. Hernandez, 30, of 30 Albany Terrace, is charged with armed assault with intent to murder, mayhem, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, attempted breaking and entering in the night time and two counts of resisting arrest in connection with an incident at an apartment on Barnard Hawkes Court in Marblehead in August.On Wednesday, Salem Superior Court David A. Lowy ruled that Hernandez poses a danger to the victims and the community and will be held without bail at the Middleton Jail pending trial.In asking that he be held as a dangerous person, Assistant District Attorney Kate B. MacDougall told Lowy that her request focused on two areas of dangerousness. She told of an earlier incident in which Hernandez was ordered by the court to stay away from his 28-year-old former girlfriend, but that he had contacted her several times by phone prior to the incident.Then on Aug. 30-31, he appeared at her home on Barnard Hawkes Court. When she let him into the home, he allegedly slashed her in the face and stabbed her 22-year-old new boyfriend in the chest when he came her aid.MacDougall emphasized that when police arrived at the scene, two police officers at gunpoint had to “pry” the knife out of his hands and that he tried to flee down the stairs before being taken into custody.?He showed no interest in complying with police,” MacDougall pointed out to the judge, saying her recommendation of holding him without bail is “appropriate” and is based on the facts and strength of the commonwealth?s case.But court appointed defense lawyer Julie Buszuwski argued that there are conditions of release that assure the safety of the victims and community.She said her client is a native of Guatemala, speaks no English and his inability to understand English probably hindered his understanding and interpretation of what the police wanted him to do.?This was an emotionally driven situation,” Buszewski said.Buszewski reminded Lowy that it was the girlfriend who initially brought the knife out of the closet and maintains that Hernandez believed she was going to attack him.She suggested pretrial conditions of release on bail with restrictions and an electronic monitoring system could be placed on her client pending trialBut Lowy felt the evidence he reviewed in lobby, not available to the public, and the nature of the crime warranted no conditions of release to reasonably assure both the safety of the victims and community.Hernandez is due back in court on Dec. 12 for a pretrial conference.