A homeless man who allegedly threatened hotel staff with a knife and watched pornography on full volume in the lobby is behind bars — a case that prompted the Bernalillo County sheriff to issue a statement about his “growing concerns of violent crime by unhoused individuals.”

Lucas Pedraza-Abrams, 37, is charged with criminal damage to property over $1,000, which is a fourth-degree felony. He was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center on Sunday.

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