April 24, 2009
Star News

 
Motel guest tries to scare off deputies with battleaxe

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla

Authorities said a motel guest tried to scare off deputies with a medieval battle axe, a knife and a long sword.

The Bay County Sheriff's Office reported that deputies responded to the Sting Ray Motel Tuesday morning after management called 911 to complain that a guest was acting strange.

When a deputy stepped out of his patrol car, officials said a 33-year-old man threw a battle axe and then a six-inch knife through the window of the motel room.

unconscious

Deputies said the man then pulled out a broad sword and locked himself in the bathroom. When deputies finally got into the bathroom, they said he was unconscious. The man was taken to a nearby hospital.

Officials said the man will be charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer

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