A man in police custody after threatening the mayor of Mions with a knife

The mayor of Mions (Rhône), Claude Cohen, and his elected officials experienced a big scare on Tuesday around 8 p.m.

As

explains , a drunken man approached them for a chat on the forecourt of the town hall.

Then he took out a knife to brandish it in the direction of the group of elected officials.

The individual was then checked and disarmed by two deputies from the city of Mions, before the arrival of municipal police and gendarmerie patrols, which placed him in custody.

If there were no injuries, Claude Cohen admits to having been afraid: “This gentleman who smelled of alcohol told us he was the kingpin of Vénissieux.

He then put his hand in his pocket, before pulling out a large knife.

Without the intervention of two elected officials, I do not know what could have happened.

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