Crime & Safety

Samurai Sword Drawn During Perkiomen Altercation, Police Say

The 42-year-old Township Line Road man will be charged with allegedly assaulting his son.

 

A 42-year-old Perkiomen man was arrested on March 24 after allegedly approaching his 17-year-old son with a Samurai Sword during an altercation, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. 

Police responded to the 500 block of Township Line Road in Perkiomen Township at 9:30 p.m. after the man allegedly retrieved a samurai sword from a closet and approached the son during a verbal altercation, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.

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The man will be charged with assault-terroristic threats, according to police.

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