FELIX MELENDEZ
WESTFIELD – A city man was arraigned yesterday on charges of disorderly conduct and assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
According to a police report, Felix Melendez, 44, of Orange St. in Westfield was in the middle of the street when police arrived to respond to a disturbance call at 6:15 p.m Saturday.
The report stated that Melendez was throwing his hands in the air, threatening to fight several people in front of an Orange St. home.
When asked by police to calm down, Melendez continued threatening to fight and stab the people in front of the home.
During the investigation, police learned that Melendez had cut an individual on the left side of his face with a knife during an argument, as the victim came forward and displayed a knife wound near their left eye.
Westfield District Court Judge Philip Contant set bail at $500 yesterday.
