Armed Cape Cod Convict Arrested At Motel: Police

YARMOUTH, MA — A Cape Cod convict staying at a motel this week told a drunk man to "treat his woman better" then threatened him with a pellet gun, police said. Joshua Joaquim, 32, was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.

Police said Joaquim, who has a criminal record with 49 charges, was staying at the Westerly Winds Motel on Route 28 in Yarmouth. In a nearby room, an intoxicated and a woman were engaged in an argument when Joaquim walked over and told the man to "treat his woman better," police said. Joaquim then went back to his room, retrieved a pellet gun and threatened the man, police said.

The drunk man was taken into protective custody and Joaquim was arrested, police said.

"The Yarmouth Police Department Command Staff commends all of the Police Officers and Dispatchers involved in this investigation which resulted in the high risk arrest of a reportedly armed convicted felon with no one being injured," Yarmouth police said in a statement.

Photo: Joshua Joaquim and a pellet gun that police said he used to threaten a man at a Yarmouth motel February 21, 2018. (Credit: Yarmouth Police Department)