Two Danbury men have been charged with attempted assault in the second degree, after they pulled knives out on a man.
At 1:30 a.m. Monday morning, Danbury police were flagged down by the victim saying that two men had been threatening him as he walked down Spring Street.
Jose Ramirez, 44 and Oscar Vasquez, 34, approached the victim and started to threaten him, police said. The victim told Ramirez and Vasquez that he was on the phone with the police, the men then ran away.
A few minutes later both men approached the victim again, this time one pulled out a small folding knife, the other a butter knife, police said.
After the victim ran down the street and flagged police, Ramirez and Vasquez were charged with breach of peace and attempted assault in the second degree. Ramirez is being held on a $5,000 bond and Vasquez on a $7,500 bond, both are waiting to be arraigned.