FAIRFIELD – A Fairfield man was arrested yesterday morning after allegedly threatening multiple people while wielding a knife.

The Fairfield Police Department reports that officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of West Jackson Avenue for a report of a male subject who was threatening residents located in one of the trailers on the property. The caller told police that the man was outside of the trailer and had a knife in his hand.

Officers were able to detain the man when they arrived on scene. A knife was found around the area where the man was located; officers conducted a preliminary investigation and took statements from witnesses, and eventually arrested the man, who was identified as 41-year-old Adam James Schafer of Fairfield.

Schafer is charged with Going Armed with Intent, a class D felony, as well as three simple misdemeanors, including Interference with Official Acts, 5th Degree Criminal Mischief, and Disorderly Conduct. He was lodged in the Jefferson County Correctional Facility pending an initial court appearance.