Man Shows Knife After Being Awoken By Noisy Guest: Naugatuck PD

NAUGATUCK, CT — A Pennsylvania man is accused of displaying a knife inside a motel after claiming to be awoken by a noisy guest, Naugatuck Police say.

On Dec. 13 at 10:10 p.m. officers responded to the Comfort Inn, New Haven Road, for a disturbance. Mark James Triplet, 35, of Mount Joy, PA, confronted the victim in the hallway of the hotel, police said.

The accused yelled at the victim for making too much noise and waking him up, police said. Triplet was displaying a knife at the time of the confrontation, police said.

The accused was held on a $25,000 surety bond. He is charged with second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace and carrying a dangerous weapon.