A Florida man pulled a 3-foot sword on law enforcement officials after they approached a car that was parked on the facet of the street on Saturday.
Deputies from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office approached a Nissan Altima in North Fort Meyers as a result of it was blocking the bike line, WBBH-TV reported. Inside of the automotive, they discovered a person reclined within the driver’s seat.
After studying that the person offered the deputies with a pretend identify, the deputies requested him to step exterior of the car. As police tried to take away him, he reached in the direction of his middle console and drew the three-foot blade, hooked up to a steel dragon-shaped deal with, in accordance with the outlet.
Deputies tried to tase the person, who was later recognized as 34-year-old Randy Lynn Austerman, however have been unsuccessful. He then started poking the weapon out of his automotive window on the officers.
Austerman tried to roll up his window however deputies smashed the window with their batons. He tried to flee out of the passenger facet door earlier than the cops efficiently tased and detained him.
A subsequent search of the car revealed methamphetamine, marijuana, and a glass pipe have been recovered.
Austerman was charged with offering a false identify to legislation enforcement, resisting an officer, possession of marijuana, possession of a managed substance with no prescription, and possession of drug paraphernalia, records show.
He is scheduled to seem in court docket on Oct. 3.