Ice cream vendor accused of threatening rival with knife in turf battle
By APTuesday, June 15, 2010
Ice cream vendor accused of threat in turf battle
MARYSVILLE, Wash. — Police said an ice cream vendor threatened another vendor with a knife and told her to get off his turf. The man acknowledged talking with the woman Sunday in a cul-de-sac but denied making threats. Police found a knife in his truck and arrested him for investigation of assault.
The Daily Herald of Everett reported the 51-year-old man appeared in District Court Monday and was ordered held on $25,000 bail.
The woman said she didn’t think she was violating the unwritten code among vendors about where they sell frozen treats.
Information from: The Daily Herald, www.heraldnet.com
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