BRUNSWICK
A man who allegedly threatened a restaurant owner with a knife was arrested near Brunswick Station on Tuesday.
James Rozakis, 40, of Somerville, Massachusetts is charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and violating conditions of his release.
The incident was reported at 8:30 p.m.
Brunswick Police Cmdr. Mark Waltz said the restaurant owner was investigating a disturbance on the train station breezeway near his business when he was allegedly threatened by Rozakis.
“(The owner) went outside to see what was going on and then the person threatened him with a knife,” Waltz said.
Officers located Rozakis, who was allegedly intoxicated, on Station Avenue, Waltz said.
A folding knife was seized by police as evidence.
Rozakis, who police said had been out on bail with the condition he refrain from intoxicants, was taken to Cumberland County Jail.
No injuries were reported.
dmoore@timesrecord.com
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