A man claiming to be the storybook character “Rumpelstiltskin’’ was arrested today after he was found drinking in the Davis Square T station and shouting profanities at other patrons, MBTA Transit Police said.

Officers tried to calm the man down at about 11:40 a.m., but he continued his disruptive behavior, Transit Police said.

Transit Police arrested the man for disorderly conduct. John Kimball, 57, of Boston is to be arraigned in Somerville District Court Monday.