Man charged after pulling knife at Occupy Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Hartford police say a 41-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a steak knife on another person inside a tent at the Occupy Hartford protest site.

Police say Shawn Coleman, who has no certain address, was charged early Sunday with threatening and disorderly conduct in connection with the incident at Farmington Avenue and Broad Street.

They say Coleman was agitated over sharing blankets with another occupant of the tent.

It was among several being used by local demonstrators participating in the encampment at city-owned land, which they have dubbed Turning Point Park.

Information was not immediately available Sunday on whether Coleman had an attorney.

City inspectors and police officers have visited the site often to check conditions, and Hartford officials say the encampment's participants have generally been very cooperative.