Arrest made after early-morning knife incident

Melvin Foree
Melvin Foree

Columbus police are reporting an arrest early this morning of a man who allegedly pulled a knife and made threats during an argument.

The incident happened at 4:35 this morning in the 1100 block of California Street. Police say they heard a loud argument upstairs and when they got there they saw a bedroom door had been kicked in. Witnesses said that 34-year-old Melvin G. Foree was intoxicated and began threatening a woman with a knife after knocking the door off its hinges.

Police found the knife behind a couch and arrested Foree on a preliminary charge of intimidation with a deadly weapon.