SAUGUS – A judge ordered a Saugus teen held without bail Wednesday after a woman told police the defendant dragged her down the street with his car.”(The alleged victim) stated that (the defendant) then drove off with her arm in the car, dragging her from the window,” Saugus Police Officer Anthony Gaieski wrote in a police report. “(The alleged victim) stated that she bit (the defendant) in order for him to stop.”Rashad Deihim, 19, of 4 Lisa Lane, Saugus, was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; at 2:18 a.m. Wednesday.A plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf later that morning in Lynn District Court.Saugus Police reported responding at 1:46 a.m. Wednesday to Woodbury Avenue where the alleged victim, who had “visible injuries all over her body,” and a friend were sitting on a stone wall. The alleged victim told police she had gone to a third woman’s home to speak with Deihim and saw him and the third woman in Deihim’s car, according to court documents.After the alleged victim approached the driver’s side of the car, Deihim allegedly held onto her and started to drive away. The alleged victim told police she bit Deihim in the hand to get him to stop. Deihim and the third woman then allegedly got out of the car, and the woman allegedly began punching the alleged victim in the face, arms and legs before the two drove off, according to court documents.The third woman will be summonsed for assault and battery, according to Saugus Police.Essex Assistant District Attorney Aimee Conway requested that Deihim be held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing at a later date, as the commonwealth had not been able to contact the alleged victim. Conway also requested Deihim’s bail on an open case be revoked. An attorney representing Deihim at his arraignment did not challenge the request but asked that her client be seen at the infirmary due to a serious bite injury on his hand.Judge Ellen Flatley ordered Deihim held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Friday. She allowed the commonwealth to also argue the revocation of bail at that point.
