ESTHERVILLE, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — A man received several felony charges after officials say he used a knife to attack someone on Thursday.
According to a release from the Estherville Police Department, the disturbance was reported at 8:05 p.m. at an apartment on the 900 block of Central Avenue.
The release states that when officials arrived, they detained one of the occupants and would later find a suspect hiding in a closet of the residence.
While investigating, the release states that the suspect identified himself as Olegario Lopez Diaz. However, officials were able to confirm that his actual name was Robicel Abarca Hernandez.
Officials learned that Hernandez got into a verbal dispute with the residents of the apartment that had escalated. He allegedly grabbed a knife and proceeded to make threats and assault one of the occupants who sustained minor knife wounds, according to the release.
Hernandez was arrested and charged with intimidation with a dangerous weapon, assault while participating in a felony, use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime, serious assault, and providing false information.
Hernandez is being held in the emmet county jail on a $15,300 bond, according to the release.
The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Estherville Police Department in this case.