High-five on Clematis Street leads to aggravated assault arrest after man pulls knife

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — It started with a high-five.

A late-night interaction on Clematis Street ended with an arrest early Saturday after police say a man became upset over a high-five and chased another person while armed with a pocket knife.

The West Palm Beach Police Department said responded to the incident on Clematis Street, near the newly-opened Cowboy Club, around 2 a.m. on April 18. Investigators said a person was walking eastbound, giving high-fives to passersby, when he encountered 39-year-old Jeffery Morant…

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