Man Carrying Large Machete Is Arrested

A man from Dubuque was arrested after police reported finding him with a machete. 30 year old Blake Drapeau was arrested Wednesday on charges of going armed with intent and public intoxication. He was also arrested on an unrelated warrant for fifth-degree criminal mischief. Police responded at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday to the area of 29th Street and Central Avenue after receiving a report of a disturbance involving multiple people. A report says an officer saw Drapeau in a yard on Central Avenue carrying a large machete, later measured with a 17-inch blade. Traffic cameras show Drapeau with the machete outside of his residence swinging it in an aggressive manner. Drapeau was arrested and was also found with a pocketknife.