Swampscott Man Scheduled For Dangerousness Hearing

A Swampscott man is scheduled for a dangerousness hearing in Lynn District Court Tuesday after being held without bail for allegedly stalking, assaulting and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend of six months.

Mark C. Sacco, 43, of 63 Pleasant St., allegedly hit his ex-girlfriend on her knees, repeatedly, with a 5-pound weight after she refused to go to his apartment, according to court documents filed by Lynn police.

The incident took place on Jan. 14, after the two had broken up and the woman had refused to go out with Sacco, the documents stated.

He showed up at the victim's apartment and got upset when she refused his invitations to come to his apartment and she told him she wanted him to leave, she said in the police report.

Sacco allegedly told the woman while he was hitting her with the weight that things would get worse if she did not go to his apartment.

Eventually, he left, according to the report, but continued to call the woman's cell phone, the report states.

After she turned off her phone, he allegedly left her threatening messages.

Later, on Jan. 18, he allegedly followed her in his car as she was driving home from Salem, and was yelling at her from his car window, the incident report stated.

Lynn police sought a warrant for Sacco's arrest and he was picked up at his residence by on Jan. 18, and later transferred to Lynn police.

He was ordered held without bail at his arraignment.