Seattle police arrest man for alleged indecent acts, threats at Trader Joe's

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A man was arrested Tuesday after police say he threatened to kill people with a knife inside Trader Joe's grocery store in Seattle.

What we know:

Seattle police responded to a report of a man using racial slurs and brandishing a knife at security guards at about 2:15 p.m. at the location on 17th Avenue and East Madison Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. 

According to police, a man was allegedly engaged in an indecent act with a refrigerator and was attempting to do the same to a customer.

When confronted, he reportedly became upset, kicked a flower display and threw apples. He then threatened to kill everyone in the store.

Officers arrested the 33-year-old man, who is a registered sex offender, for felony harassment. He was booked into the King County Jail. 

Detectives with the homicide and assault unit are investigating the incident.

The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department. 

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