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Kavanaugh is charged with armed assault to murder; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, mayhem; and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, according to the Essex District Attorney's Office.
Kavanaugh is accused of running down two of his neighbors -- 54-year-old Janet Blanchard and her pregnant, 26-year-old daughter Geena Sindoni -- twice with his car and then stabbing the mother with a box cutter. Blanchard sustained cuts to both of her eyes and her neck.