Disturbance at shelter leads to injury, arrest

A disturbance at the Lawrence Community Shelter and Drop-In Center, 214 W. 10th St., sent a Lawrence resident to the hospital after he was pushed into a table.

Police responded to the shelter just before 2 p.m. Thursday after they received reports of a man inside wielding a hammer.

Police said the 39-year-old Lawrence suspect didn’t have a hammer but had struck four people in the shelter.

They said he pushed a 41-year-old Lawrence man through a nearby table.

The victim suffered a laceration on his head and was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of simple battery and criminal damage for breaking the table.