May 11, 2023

Young St. Joseph man arrested after threatening neighbors, police

Posted May 11, 2023 10:38 AM

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

A young man has been arrested without incident in St. Joseph after making threats to neighbors as well as police officers.

The St. Joseph Police Department reports officers responded the area of 30th and Mitchell around 9:30 Wednesday night after reports that a man in his 20s had been making verbal threats to residents. The department says the man verbally threatened officers upon their arrival. After about an hour of negotiations, the man surrendered to officers without incident.

The man was not armed, according to police. He is under investigation for possible assault.