Derrick M. Jones, who police said is "unhoused," was charged with third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, following the 10:30 a.m. incident at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation on Waldron Avenue, local police said.
Police said only that they had responded to an altercation between two males involving a knife.
After responding to the scene, police seized the knife and arrested Jones without incident. No injuries were reported.
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