Legal Juice
It sounds crazy, right? A light saber beating a taser? But it happened. It all started one night … as reported by kgw.com (Portland, Oregon) …
Officers were dispatched to the [Toys R Us] store shortly before 10 p.m., Wednesday on reports that the man had already assaulted three customers with [two ‘Star Wars’ light sabers]. None of them was injured.
Before officers arrived, dispatchers were told the man had walked out into the parking lot, still swinging the swords. Police found the man in the lot talking incoherently.
An officer tried to use a taser, but the device failed. A second Taser also failed after the man used the light sabers to break one of the wires, Simpson said.
You doubted The Juice? The light saber neutralized the taser! So, it had to be done the old-fashioned way.
Officers then rushed the man, taking him to the ground as he struggled violently and continued to shout nonsense.
David A. Canterbury, 33, was placed on a police hold at a hospital for a mental evaluation.
The charges?
He was cited for three counts of fourth-degree assault, second-degree disorderly conduct, third-degree theft, resisting arrest and interfering with a police officer.