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Amherstburg Police Confronted By Sword-Wielding Suspect

A 48-year-old Amherstburg man has been charged after an incident at a house in the town Saturday afternoon.

Both police and EMS were at the home on Kempt St. responding to a call about a distraught man. The man was in a state of rage when they arrived and ran down to the basement.

Police continued to talk to him from the top of the stairs when he came up with a large sword in each hand.

As a result, an officer used a Taser on a 48-year-old Amherstburg man, who was arrested without being injured. He is now charged with a dangerous weapon offence.

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