James Van Iveren of Wisconsin, was in his apartment listening to music when he heard loud cries from a woman he thought was pleading for help. The 39-year-old thinking he was being chivalrous, grabbed a US Cavalry sword, a family heirloom, and rushed upstairs to forcibly open the quarters of an upstairs tenant he barely knew. "It was a woman screaming," Van Iveren said of the Feb. 12 incident. "She was screaming for help."
The appartment's occupant Bret Stieghorst admitted to police that he was watching a pornographic DVD when Van Iveren kicked open his door, damaging the frame and lock in the process, with a 39-inch blade in hand.
Example of a US Cavalry SwordStieghorst said Van Iveren demanded "Where is she?" while thrusting the sword at him.
He said he became increasingly aggressive as he repeated the question, insisting that he had heard a woman being raped. With the sword pointed at him, the neighbor led Van Iveren throughout the apartment, opening closet doors to prove he was alone.
"I had the sword extended. But that was all," Van Iveren said. "I walked in the front room and looked around. When I saw there was no woman, I left," he said.
Police arrested Van Iveren on misdemeanor charges of criminal trespassing while using a dangerous weapon, criminal damage to property while using a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct while using a dangerous weapon. If convicted he could face a maximum total penalty of 33 months in jail. Officers also confiscated his family's sword.
Van Iveren called it a mistake and said "Now I feel stupid.
Source: Fox News
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