OTTUMWA – An Ottumwa man is behind bars for an incident at a Casey’s convenience store in which he allegedly threatened someone while wielding a knife. 

According to court records, on December 26, at around 8:11pm, officers with the Ottumwa Police Department responded to a report of an assault at the 1000 block of East Main Street. 22-year-old Tristan Charbonneau was reported to have entered the Casey’s convenience store while brandishing a knife. He allegedly approached the victim with the knife while yelling and threatening them. The victim later reported feeling as though their life was in danger during the incident.

Law enforcement arrived and arrested Charbonneau without further incident and he was charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor. He was taken to the Wapello County Jail, where he remains in custody on a $2,000 bond.