Police:

A Costa Mesa man is due in court today on accusations he was wildly wielding a knife at a local motel and claiming he owned the place.

Lewis Bremer, 63, was arrested Monday on suspicion of brandishing a deadly weapon inside the Sea Lark Motel, 2274 Newport Blvd. in Costa Mesa.

Police said Bremer walked into the motel lobby about 9 a.m. Monday waving a knife and gestured it toward three people inside while shouting that he owned the motel.

Someone called police, and Bremer, who lives at the motel, was arrested. He’s being held in lieu of $500 bail in Orange County Jail.

— Joseph Serna