In compliance with the rights of the person under investigation, the presumption of innocence and the necessary verification of the trial, as far as it is currently known, subject to further investigation and pending the judgment, the following is communicated.
The State Police of Matera arrested in flagrante delicto a 42-year-old from Matera, convicted of attempted extortion, violence or threats to a public official, aggravated damage and unjustified possession of a bladed weapon.
Specifically, it was a kitchen knife, with a blade of approximately 15 cm.
The facts date back to the morning of June 20th, when the medical staff on duty at the local Ser.D. (Pathological Addiction Service of the Local Health Authority) reported to 113 that a man was raging, threatening to kill them and destroy the furnishings with an iron bar, in order to obtain an additional dose of methadone (synthetic opioid used in medical therapies to reduce addiction to narcotics).
In the meantime, after the security staff had managed, with great difficulty, to get him out, the man had taken a large kitchen knife out of his shoulder bag, which he first pointed at those present and then used to damage a car parked there.
When several crews from the Flying Squad and Flying Squad arrived on the scene, the man had already walked away.
The escape, however, did not last long, as it was located a short distance away, thanks to numerous reports from citizens who had noticed him running, brandishing the weapon.
When he was stopped near the John Paul II park, he had already disposed of the knife, throwing it into a rubbish bin.
But this was not enough, as he did not escape the search carried out by the police officers.
As, the man was declared under arrest and, upon order of the Public Prosecutor on duty, taken to the local prison, pending the validation judgment.
Subsequently, the GIP, after validating the arrest, confirmed the pre-trial detention in prison.
Below is the photo of the seized knife.
