A young man from Somerset is accused of pulling a knife in Bristol Township last Thursday.
Marcus Meter, 19, is charged with possession of an instrument of crime with intent, terroristic threats, simple assault and disorderly conduct. He was arraigned before District Judge Joseph P. Falcone and sits in county jail on 10 percent of $10,000 bail.
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An engaged boyfriend and girlfriend told police Meter arrived at a home on Foster Avenue and pulled a knife on the fiance shortly before 6 p.m.
According to the couple, Meter came to the woman’s house and asked her boyfriend for his brother. An argument broke out between the two men and the couple alleged that Meter pulled a large knife with a black handle from his waist band and waved it in front of the man, court documents say. Police wrote in the documents that the couple said Meter was about five feet away from the man.
Bristol Township police were called and took down a report and witness description. By the time they arrived, the 19-year-old had fled.
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Meter was found a short time later down the street. He told police he pulled the knife in self defense, according to court papers.
The knife was found on top of a medicine cabinet upstairs, police said.
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Meter and another young man were arrested on August 17 by state police in Bristol Township on weapons charges. He was out on bail in connection with the weapons charges at the time of last Thursday’s arrest.
