An East Boston man was ordered held without bail Wednesday after he allegedly attacked a person with a hammer as they exited a bakery Tuesday morning, according to police and court records.

Eric Vargas, 37, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and was arraigned Thursday in East Boston District Court, where a judge ordered him to be committed to Bridgewater State Hospital for psychiatric observation, according to court records.

Police said the victim reported that he was walking into a bakery at 40 Maverick Square about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday when a man, later identified as Vargas, walked up to him and asked to use his cell phone. The victim told Vargas he didn’t have one and walked into the bakery, police said.

When the victim came outside and was heading to his vehic

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