Police: Man Brandishing Samurai Sword In Custody After Standoff
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Authorities say a man is in custody after he threatened his parents and police with a samurai sword during a standoff with officers at his Philadelphia home.
Chief Inspector Joseph Sullivan tells Philly.com the 40-year-old man threatened his parents with the sword Thursday in the city's Juniata Park neighborhood.
His parents were outside when police arrived and officers spotted the man with a 3-foot-long samurai sword in its sheath.
Sullivan says the man held the sword in a "menacing manner" and stepped toward officers. That's when police used a stun gun on him. But Sullivan says it had no effect and the man went inside.
The man eventually came out peacefully and was taken into custody.
Authorities didn't immediately identify the man. He's expected to face aggravated assault charges.
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