A 29-year-old man is accused of robbing a furniture store while armed with a Taser and attacking an employee, according to officials.

Boston man Nirael Simmons-Davis has been charged with armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon (Taser), assault and battery, possession of class B drug (crack cocaine), and resisting arrest.

Boston Police officers responded on Monday at 11:15 a.m. to a call for a person with a gun at BD’s Furniture at 90 Washington St., in Dorchester.

Officers canvassed a nearby area and spotted an individual, later identified as Simmons-Davis, matching the suspect’s clothing description while riding an electric scooter.

When officers tried to cut Simmons-Davis off with their cruiser, he allegedly began to flee. Officers were able to get him onto the ground, and he allegedly grabbed at his waistband and “violently resisted arrest,” according to the Suffolk DA’s office.

Cops handcuffed Simmons-Davis and found a Taser, loose cash, and one clear bag of crack cocaine. He had no identifying documents and refused to identify himself. He later allegedly falsely identified himself as Samuel Davis.

The furniture store manager told officers that Simmons-Davis had put several items from the store in a bag and tried to leave without paying.

“When confronted, Simmons-Davis pulled out a Taser and pointed it at an employee,” the DA’s office said. “The manager and employees told officers that customers ran to the back of the store in fear. Simmons-Davis then assaulted an employee before leaving the store on the scooter.”

Simmons-Davis has a probation record with a firearm charge in 2019 and larceny and assault charges, for which he served time for, in 2016.

“The facts here point to an incident that directly affected quite a few people—store employees, managers, customers and police,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said. “We want workers to be safe in their workplaces and consumers to be safe in their shopping areas. This intolerable conduct is harmful in multiple ways, to the immediate victims and to the larger community.”

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The judge set bail at $1,000. Simmons-Davis is due back in court on July 29 for a probable cause hearing.