The incident happened while the woman was at the MBTA's Fenway Station around 11:13 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, Transit Police report. The woman told officers that a man sprayed her with the liquid while her and a friend were waiting inside the AFC booth.
The man, later identified as 36-year-old Tyrell Benton, stayed on the platform where we was eventually arrested. During his arrest, officers learned that Benton already had a warrant issued for his arrest out of East Boston District Court for trespassing, police said.
Benton was taken into custody and charged with assault and battery as a result. The woman was left uninjured.
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