A man is under arrest after he was accused of following and harassing three teenage girls with a large knife in North Seattle.
Around 10:38 a.m. Sunday, Seattle Police responded to a call of a man with a knife in the 8500 block of Aurora Avenue North.
When police arrived, they interviewed three 14-year-old victims who told police the man followed and harassed them while holding a large knife.
Police said the teens were “extremely frightened” by the encounter and used it as probable cause to arrest the man.
When police located the man, they found a United States Marine Corps KA_BAR knife, a pocket knife, a slingshot, 1.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
The 28-year-old was arrested but was not booked because he did not cooperate with medical staff.
The man was then taken to Harborview Medical Center for evaluation and subsequently booked into the King County Jail.
The suspect was released from jail 26 hours later.
Detectives are investigating the case.
