By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Salina man who wanted police to remove his roommate ended up being arrested himself during an alleged incident Saturday afternoon.
Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Baker Street at 2 p.m. Saturday to remove a person from a residence, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning. Upon arrival, they met with Andrew Marquez, 62, of Salina, who wanted his 47-year-old male roommate removed from the residence. According to Forrester, Marquez was highly intoxicated.
While an officer was speaking with the two men, Marquez went to the kitchen and returned holding a large kitchen knife and allegedly threatened both the officer and the roommate, Forrester reported.
The officer ordered Marquez to drop the knife at gunpoint, and he eventually complied and was taken into custody without incident, Forrester noted.
Marquez was arrested on the following requested charges, according to Forrester.
●Aggravated assault
●Aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer