SPRINGDALE -- A masked man was arrested Monday after a witness said the man entered the Springdale Public Library wearing knives.
Maxwell Dempster, 22, of 2307 Christine St. in Springdale was at the Springdale Public Library on Monday with a silver mask over his face and two knives hanging from his belt, said Lt. Scott Lewis, public information officer for the Springdale Police Department. He also had a backpack with a pipe exposed from it.
He left the library, and officers found him riding a black moped at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Maple Drive, according to a police report. Dempster told officers he was carrying the knives on his belt as protection from people at Murphy Park. He refused to answer officers about why he was wearing a mask.
Officers also found two more knives in Dempster's backpack, according to the report.
Dempster was arrested in connection with misdemeanors disorderly conduct and carrying a prohibited weapon, Lewis said. Dempster was released from the Springdale Jail at 11:05 p.m. Monday with his signature to appear in court at a later date.
NW News on 07/29/2015