Police arrested a man Friday after he threatened Occupy Albuquerque protesters on UNM campus with a knife.
Miguel Aguirre, 48, was charged with four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest at Occupy’s site, Camp Coyote, Albuquerque Police Department Sgt. Patrick Ficke said.
“(The protesters) have no business being here, man,” Aguirre told KOB. “I told them to leave and get out.”
Police reports said Aguirre approached several protesters with a pocket knife asking “Who wants to be first?”
Protesters Erica Estes and Jason Logan told police they felt their lives were in immediate danger, according to the report.
Protester Donald Richards said Aguirre appeared intoxicated.
Aguirre fled the scene when officers arrived. Ficke said officers found Aguirre in the McDonald’s parking lot across the street from the protesters’ camp. Ficke said they found the knife in a bush nearby.
Ficke said he Tasered Aguirre after he refused several commands.
According to police reports, Aguirre said he had been on a drinking binge for a few days and feels the protesters are disrespecting UNM and the property.
Three people identified Aguirre as the attempted stabbing suspect.
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