Police arrested a man following an incident on the Block Island Ferry over the weekend.

 

12 News spoke with a bystander who claimed the incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday on the top deck of the ferry.

 

The bystander explained that the ferry had just left Block Island and was forced to turn around after 10 minutes.

 

The New Shoreham Police Department confirmed the arrest in a social media post Sunday morning, but did not go into detail about what happened.

 

The bystander added that the man appeared to be intoxicated and was arrested once the ferry returned to Block Island.

 

In cell phone footage shared by another bystander, officers could be seen tackling the man to the ground before escorting him off of the ferry in handcuffs.

 

Four people were arrested downtown throughout the day, according to police, and two others were charged with underage possession of alcohol.

 

12 News has reached out to the New Shoreham Police Department for more information but has not yet heard back.

 

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