(Michigan City, IN) - A man allegedly with a knife was arrested at a Michigan City area motel.

34-year-old Javier Noyola of LaPorte is charged with intimidation. According to county police, officers about 5:30 a.m. on Monday were called to Dunes Inn in the area of U.S 421 and Interstate 94.

The caller reported Noyola had a knife and was trying to kick in a motel room door. Police say he was taken into custody at the scene. The knife with a 12-inch long serrated blade was confiscated.

Noyola was being held on a $15,000 bond.

He could face anywhere from one to six years on the level 5 felony charge.