Bad Day for Samurai Wannabes

[GeneChing]

Rather predictable outcome here...

Man who nearly severed Auraria cop's finger with samurai sword identified
Posted: 11/13/2012 10:33:03 AM MST
Updated: 11/13/2012 12:10:47 PM MST
By Kieran Nicholson
The Denver Post

Police investigate the scene of an officer-involved shooting involving a sword-wielding man on the Auraria Campus in Denver, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. (Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post)

A man who was fatally shot by an Auraria Campus police officer, after allegedly attacking the cop with a samurai-style sword near the Tivoli Student Center, has been identified.

Jeffrey Albert Musick, 38, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner.

Musick was taken to a local hospital on Saturday after being shot near Ninth and Walnut streets on the Auraria Campus. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, the coroner's office said.

The officer confronted Musick, who was wielding a sword in a crosswalk near the Tivoli building, Denver police said.

According to police reports, Musick swung his sword at the police officer, nearly lopping off one of the cop's fingers and the officer opened fire. The officer, who still has not been identified, was released from a local hospital on Sunday.

Musick has an arrest record in the state, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, including a 1999 unlawful carry concealed weapon charge in which he pleaded guilty. In the 1999 case, out of Littleton, Musick was carrying nunchaku, another traditional Asian fighting weapon.

In 2011, Musick was convicted of obstruction of a peace officer in Lakewood and he was sentenced to 59 days in jail. Also in 2011, Musick was arrested in on suspicion of felony assault and menacing with a deadly weapon. The disposition of the 2011 assault case was not readily available.

Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822, knicholson@denverpost.com or twitter.com/kierannicholson

[TaichiMantis]

Hahahahaha....from a Bruce Lee wannabe to a samurai wannabe

[GeneChing]

A samurai sword and a ninja sword.

Three arrested after samurai sword, gun used during fight
9:04 AM, Dec 4, 2012 |

OSHKOSH — Three men were arrested early Sunday morning after a samurai sword and handgun were used during a fight on the city's north side.

Oshkosh Police responded to a report of a fight at a party in the 800 block of Central Street about 11:35 p.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, they encountered a couple leaving the residence that said that one person had a sword held to their neck while another person pulled a gun, said Joe Nichols, spokesman for the police department.

An investigation determined that two Oshkosh men, ages 21 and 22, got into a fight in the driveway of the residence. During the fight, the 21-year-old went inside the residence, got a samurai sword, came back outside and put the sword to the 22-year-old man's neck. The fight then moved inside the residence, where a 20-year-old appeared, pulled a small handgun and pointed it at other people who were at the party. At some point, the 22-year-old got the gun and was also pointing it at people, Nichols said.

Police set up a perimeter and after a two-and-a-half hour standoff, the three men were arrested and taken into custody for disorderly conduct and endangering safety by the use of a dangerous weapon. All three men were taken to the Winnebago County Jail, Nichols said.

Police were able to recover the handgun and the sword.

No one was injured.

Reading Man Accused of Stabbing Roommate With Ninja Sword
Updated: 12/03 1:15 pm
Police are holding a 26 year old man in custody, after he allegedly slashed his roommate with a six foot Ninja sword. The victim was severely injured.

Officers say he slashed his roommate, a 36 year old man, in the upper torso with a six foot long Ninja-style sword after an argument at their Illinois Avenue home. Court documents indicate Johnson attacked his roommate as he was walking away after the fight.

Police were called to the home around 3 a.m. Monday. They found the victim suffering life-threatening wounds. He was taken to University Hospital for surgery. He is now in stable condition.

[GeneChing]

So this nekkid guy has an assault rifle and a samurai sword and which weapon makes the headline?

SJPD End Naked Man With Samurai Sword Stand-Off
A naked man with a Samurai sword brought out a large police force New Year's morning
By Lori Preuitt
| Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013 | Updated 2:47 PM PST

Police, hostage negotiators and SWAT members were on the scene of an armed naked man demanding police kill him Tuesday morning.

New Year's Day started with a bizarre stand-off for San Jose police.

They were called to Ezie Street and Cas Drive in San Jose after several people called 911 to report a man standing in front of a home with an assault rifle just after 8 a.m.

As police rushed to the scene, witnesses said the man got in a car and drove to Southwest Expressway and Bascom Avenue. That's where police pulled him over.

Police said the suspect immediately got out of his car and started yelling, “You're going to have to kill me.”

He was naked and holding a large “Samurai”-type sword, according to police.

One witness told NBC Bay Area that the man was pacing back and forth waving the sword at times.

San Jose Police Department “Crisis Intervention Team” members were called to the scene and a stand-off began.

Just before 11 a.m., the man was arrested without incident. Police took Coco Bennett, 29, into custody. Police said Bennett, who was still carrying the sword, bolted toward a fence and tried to scale it, fell down, and dropped the weapon. That's when officers moved in.

Because police were able to secure the assault rifle as well as the man's vehicle in the early minutes of the stand-off, the threat to the greater public at large was minimized during the stand off.

It was not immediately clear what motivated the man.

Police said he would be evaluated by doctors.

Police showed the weapons to reporters following the arrest (see right).

Police recovered an AR-15-type assault rifle, with a magazine and live ammunition, from Bennett's car during the standoff which happened at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail station

[GeneChing]

Again, it's the samurai sword that makes headlines. Never mind the gas masks...

Man arrested after attacking woman with samurai sword
25-year-old suspect also had a bag containing a crossbow, numerous hunting knives, gas masks and more swords
James Meikle
guardian.co.uk, Monday 24 December 2012 12.44 EST


Holloway attack weapons

As well as the samurai sword, the suspect was carrying a bag containing a crossbow, gas masks and several hunting knives. Photograph: Metropolitan police

An unarmed police officer confronted a man wielding a samurai sword who launched an unprovoked attack on a young Italian woman on a north London street, Scotland Yard said on Monday.

The sergeant, based in Islington, went to the scene of the assault in Holloway Road to find the woman bleeding heavily on the ground and a 25-year-old man brandishing the sword.

Scotland Yard said the attacker, who was challenged to put down the weapon, made several attempts to injure the officer while chasing him, according to the Metropolitan police's account of the incident, which occurred after midnight on Sunday.

The officer then turned, placing himself inside the samurai sword's arc, and forced him to the ground before arresting him. The man is now in custody. A large bag containing a crossbow, more samurai-type swords and numerous hunting knives and gas masks was seized from the suspect.

The 22-year-old woman suffered a number of wounds to the legs, arms and face and was in a serious but not life-threatening condition in hospital, said police. Officers met the woman's parents when they arrived in the UK from Italy and rushed them to the hospital to be with their daughter.

Detective Superintendent Steve Wallace said: "This was a vicious unprovoked stranger attack on a defenceless woman and if it had not been for the officer's bravery and quick thinking the woman and other members of the public could have been killed.

"It takes a very brave officer to tackle a man who you know wants to inflict serious injuries to you with a samurai sword.

"Courage such as this is above and beyond the call of duty and I can't commend the officer highly enough", said Wallace. "The fact that the officer was unarmed and alone when he tackled the man only underlines his bravery.

"He recognised the threat posed by this man and, in a conscious act, positioned himself between the suspect and the public to prevent anyone else being seriously injured."

Wallace said: "Thankfully, this type of incident is rare in London but the public should be reassured that our officers are willing to put themselves in danger to protect the public."

[GeneChing]

Even in Singapore, it's samurai swords over Chinese ones.

Two charged after slashing man with samurai sword
By Claire Huang | Posted: 09 January 2013 1341 hrs

SINGAPORE: Two men have been charged with grievously hurting a 48-year-old man with a samurai sword and a fruit knife.

New Say Heng and Oi Boon San, both aged 42, are accused of hurting Mr Teo Chye Lye, who was injured on the back, head and leg.

They allegedly committed the offence at about 1am on January 4, 2013 in Lorong 17, Geylang.

If convicted, each of the accused faces the maximum penalty of life imprisonment, fine and caning.

Student accused of bringing sword onto school property
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- A student is in trouble after he allegedly brought a sword to South Aiken High School.

Assistant Principal Jason Holt says the student was sitting in his truck in the parking lot with his music turned up loud. When Holt approached the truck, he saw a sword with a 9-inch blade and confiscated it.

The same student had been warned before winter break by the principal not to bring weapons onto school property after shotgun shells were found in his truck.

Holt also found a Mountain Dew bottle inside the truck that smelled like liquor. Another student claimed the bottle was his. The bottle was also confiscated.

Charges in the case are pending.

Hold the phone - a 9-inch blade? That's not a sword. This is a sword.

Below: Samurai sword+mop vs. taser+K9

Man chased neighbor with samurai sword, police say
Staff report
Published: Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 5:11 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 5:11 p.m.

An argument between neighbors escalated Saturday night when one of the men chased the other with a samurai sword, according to a police report.

Gainesville police managed to subdue the man but not before he charged police officers with a mop, struck a K9 dog with the tool, and was hit with tasers multiple times.

GPD gave this account: Robert Chesser, 47, of Gainesville was arguing with another man around 10 p.m. when he went into his home in the 600 block of SW 11th Place and came out with a three-foot-long sword. He pulled it from its sheath and started swinging it, chasing the man into his home.

When police arrived, Chesser ignored orders to stop and went into his home where, his wife told police, he had numerous swords and other weapons.

Police went in and Chesser charged at them with a commercial-style mop, striking a police dog in the head with the handle.

Chesser slammed officers into the kitchen walls as he was being handcuffed and was tased two times by multiple officers.

Chesser tried to break of the police car on the way to the Alachua County jail, where he was being held on charges of aggravated assault, two counts of assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with and without violence, and striking a police animal.