Man Arrested for Terrorizing Holiday Shoppers with Light Saber - Polidicks

[release] Police arrested a man who allegedly assaulted three people with a blue light saber at a Hayden Island Toys R Us Wednesday night. A 9-1-1 caller reported the incident about 9:50 p.m. and said the man was inside the store, [URL="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1800+Jantzen+Beach+Center&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x5495a89c0f8fe7a5:0x349474bac1cc3c8b,1800+Jantzen+Beach+Center,+Portland,+OR+97217&gl=us&ei=K5zpTuHgN8aniQKn_eT5Aw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCAQ8gEwAA"]1800 Jantzen Beach Center[/URL], swinging the "Star Wars" weapon of choice at customers, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, a spokesman for the [URL="http://www.portlandonline.com/police/"]Portland Police Bureau[/URL]. While the caller was on the phone, the man then left the store — light saber in hand — and walked out to the parking lot. Officers tried to arrest the man, but he kept swinging the light saber at them, Simpson said. One tried to use his Taser on the suspect but the device didn't work. Another officer used his Taser and made contact, but the man knocked one of the wires away with the light saber. The officers finally arrested the man after grabbing him and pinning him to the ground. The suspect, identified only as a 33-year-old Hillsboro man, was treated by medics at the scene and taken to an area hospital for a mental evaluation. He faces "several criminal charges" after he is evaluated, Simpson said. None of the victims of the light saber assault needed medical attention, Simpson said.[/release] [URL]http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/12/portland_police_arrest_man_aft_1.html[/URL] The force is strong in this one!

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He thought the police and shoppers were build up to the next ranked match..... [sp]Lol obscure game reference, hopefully a few people will get this.[/sp]

Le Light Saber Terrible!

"Watch out he has a lightsaber! Quick get him with the tazer!"

He is an master jedi or sith, because he can knock tazer wires.

[QUOTE=MacD11;33737805]He thought the police and shoppers were build up to the next ranked match..... [sp]Lol obscure game reference, hopefully a few people will get this.[/sp][/QUOTE] The [b]MYSTERIOUS STRANGA![/b]

[b]For the Republic![/b]

It would have been cooler if they took him down with light sabers.

The best part is he deflected the taser with the lightsaber

You were the chosen one. You were meant to destroy the sith, not join them! Bring balance to the force...Not leave it in darkness!

[QUOTE=Dr.C;33741076]The best part is he deflected the taser with the lightsaber[/QUOTE] That bit made me laugh

"Officers tried to arrest the man, but he kept swinging the light saber at them, Simpson said. One tried to use his Taser on the suspect but the device didn't work. Another officer used his Taser and made contact, but the man knocked one of the wires away with the light saber." Was this really necessary for the police to do? It seems that now-a-days police just love using Tasers on old people or crazy people.

Nice, using an electric stunning weapon against a 2.5 foot plastic blue stick.

Video of the man in question: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4cnL80ItPxA[/url]

Is this in Portland, Oregon?

La lightsabre terrible

Someone needs to send that officer back to the sith academy and teach him how to use force lightning properly.

Why did he bother reflecting the taser? Everyone knows sith lightning isn't fatal, he could take it!

This one is not strong with the force.

[quote]He faces "several criminal charges"[/quote] several charges for being a badass with a light saber.

I picture him with helmet and blast shield on backing away from the police in a training-esque manner

Wal-Mart, you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

What would have been better than blocking the tasers would have been if the tasers had made contact and all of a sudden the police office got shocked by them (because it malfunctioned). Then the guy starts cackling wildly.

Knocking away tasers with a lightsaber should be a sport.

The force will be with you.

Right. I need to listen to Duel of the Fates, now (it'd be even better if I could do so while watching CCTV footage of this lightsaber attack)!

[QUOTE=The Worm;33741368]"Officers tried to arrest the man, but he kept swinging the light saber at them, Simpson said. One tried to use his Taser on the suspect but the device didn't work. Another officer used his Taser and made contact, but the man knocked one of the wires away with the light saber." Was this really necessary for the police to do? It seems that now-a-days police just love using Tasers on old people or crazy people.[/QUOTE] I's easier to use the taser on him than to get up close and risk taking damage.

I knew the jedi weren't extinct.

[quote]Police arrested a man who allegedly assaulted three people with a blue light saber at a Hayden Island Toys R Us Wednesday night.[/quote] [quote]Hayden[/quote] Heh