Can someone tell us what sparked this outburst?
Chatham-Kent police say on Tuesday evening, a man lit the box spring of a bed on fire at a friend’s house.
The fire was put out, and the man was asked to leave, police say, but he instead started throwing drinking glasses around in the kitchen. He also damaged a light fixture and refused to leave.
On Wednesday morning at about 9 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance call at the address. Police say that before the officers got there, the man had a knife in his hands and was threatening anyone who tried to get him to leave.
By 9:30 a.m., police had diffused the situation. A 27-year-old Chatham man is charged with arson, mischief and weapons dangerous.
