Man arrested for threatening to cut man

A Bloomington man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening to “cut up” another man, said Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Jeff Canada reading from a police report.
Dale Harry Jackson, 56, faces a preliminary charge of intimidation.

At 5:45 a.m., police were called to Martha’s House, 919 S. Rogers St., a homeless shelter.  When officer Blake Cunningham arrived, he found Jackson in the area of Martha’s House. Jackson told Cunningham he had no idea why the police were called, Canada said.

Cunningham then talked to a witness who said Jackson asked him for money, Canada said. When the witness refused to give Jackson money, Jackson said he would “cut him up,” according to the report.

The witness told police he knew Jackson carried a knife, so he took the threat seriously, Canada said.

Jackson was transported to the Monroe County jail.