Update: Police arrest suspect accused of threatening Boise mall workers with knife
Boise police arrested a suspect accused of threatening mall employees.
Officers responded to a report of an armed person at 6:25 p.m. Monday at the Boise Towne Square mall, Boise Police Department spokesperson Haley Williams told the Idaho Statesman in an email.
Williams said preliminary information “showed that a male suspect got into an altercation with employees at a store kiosk.”
“Evidence indicates the suspect returned a short time later with a knife and threatened both kiosk employees before putting on a mask and fleeing the scene,” police said in a Tuesday night news release.
Witnesses reported seeing the suspect fleeing the scene wearing a mask and holding a knife, Williams said.
No one at the mall was injured, according to police.
Police arrested a 20-year-old Boise man in connection with the incident Tuesday afternoon and booked him in the Ada County Jail. He was charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault, according to jail records.
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This story was originally published October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM.
