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Incident Report for Case #2020-185119

Incident Type

Weapons Violation

Incident Date

05/24/2020 - 7:34 PM

Address

622 E. Gorham St. (James Madison Park)

Details

A Sunday evening gathering of people at James Madison Park, 622 E. Gorham St., prompted a large police response after a man began waiving a knife around while yelling at and threatening park visitors. Witnesses said some victims punched and disarmed the suspect.
Officers found Zachary M. Showers, age 29, no permanent address, still at the park. He was arrested for endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon and several counts of disorderly conduct.

Released 05/26/2020 at 11:13 AM by PIO Joel Despain