Knife pulled during argument at Holcom Recreation Center, police say; one man arrested

A man pulled out a knife during an argument Wednesday afternoon at a Lawrence recreation center, police say.

At 4:40 p.m. eight Lawrence police officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of West 27th Street for a reported disturbance with weapons, according to department activity logs.

Lawrence Police Department spokeswoman Kim Murphree clarified that the report came from Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St.

At the scene police learned that a 26-year-old Lawrence man had argued with a boy, Murphree said. During the encounter the man reportedly “displayed a pocket knife.”

Nobody was injured during the incident, Murphree said. She would not elaborate on the nature of the argument or whether the man and the boy were acquainted.

The man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, though no criminal charge has been filed against him.

A representative of the Douglas County District Attorney’s office said the man was “released from custody pending further investigation.”