Man charged with brandishing knife, looking to fight

A Clear Lake man has been arrested and charged with going armed with a weapon with intent to harm.

On Saturday, Feb.1, Clear Lake police received a call from Mara Mitchell at approximately 4 p.m.  She was at apartment #25 located at 708 S. 8th St., with several other people. Mitchell advised police that a 46-year-old Hispanic male by the 

name of Victor Rivera was outside the apartment with a knife and she and other people at the apartment were fearful of him. She said Rivera had mentioned also having a gun.

When police arrived they found Rivera standing on the second floor landing outside the apartment.  Rivera was ordered to put up his hands and come down from the landing. He did put his hands up, but would not comply with the officer’s request to come down.  Officers went up to his location and he would not comply with their instructions, so they physically restrained him and handcuffed him. 

Officers learned that Rivera had been in the apartment earlier and had physically assaulted 20-year-old Jake Hansen, of Clear Lake. After - Read More Via e-Edition