Connecticut man arrested after stabbing watermelon

Jul 15, 2014 - 05:18
Jul 15, 2014 - 05:27
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Connecticut man arrested after stabbing watermelon
File photo of slices of watermelon on a table with a big knife.

A 49-year-old Connecticut man faces threatening charges after a woman told police he stabbed a watermelon in a passive-aggressive manner.

The Register Citizen of Torrington reports Carmine Cervellino of Thomaston was arraigned Monday on charges of threatening and disorderly conduct. He was released after posting a $500 bond.

Police say the woman had gone to police on July 4 to report finding drugs, including marijuana, in Cervellino's tool box. He was not arrested.

They say she later retued home to find the watermelon on the counter with a butcher's knife in it. She reported that Cervellino then entered the room and began carving the watermelon. She called the incident passive-aggressive and menacing.

No one answered a phone call Tuesday moing to the Cervellino home seeking comment.

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