Man With Knife Arrested Near Brooklyn Set of Michael B. Jordan's 'Miami Vice '85' Film

Alex Perez, a 23-year-old Brooklyn man, was arrested just after 11 p.m. Friday near the Brooklyn set of the film 'Miami Vice '85,' which stars Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler. The New York City Police Department said Perez displayed a knife during a verbal dispute with another man near Avenue N and McDonald Avenue. The knife was recovered, and Perez was taken into custody without incident. He was charged with menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, and it was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney. The film, a reboot of the undercover drama directed by Joseph Kosinski, was filming along Bay Parkway and McDonald Avenue near Washington Cemetery at the time. The NYPD said no one was injured.

Left-leaning NBC News leads with the arrest and the NYPD's account, including the charges and the recovered knife, and describes the film as a reboot of a beloved undercover detective drama. Its headline is plain: 'Man with knife arrested near set.' It does not describe the other man's reaction or mention injuries. Alternative outlet TMZ takes a more sensational tone, calling the film 'gritty' and describing a 'huge butcher's knife,' and it says the man 'started scaring the film crew,' a claim the other two outlets do not make. Right-leaning Daily Mail headlines the set being 'disturbed' by a man 'allegedly wielding a butcher knife.' It leads with the star and the film's upcoming release, includes the NYPD's statement that the other man became fearful for his safety and that no injuries occurred, and notes it is not known whether Jordan was on set. It says it contacted representatives for Jordan and director Kosinski. All three agree on the arrest, Perez's age, the knife and the charges. They differ in emphasis: NBC omits the other man's fear and any injuries, Daily Mail adds them, and TMZ adds the crew claim and the butcher knife description.