OK, the guy is obviously a crazy, but he was taken into custody with no one getting hurt. Good job.Police: Man marched with sword on I-65
Officials were unable to verify the identity of a man who was found marching on a local expressway Sunday with a "samurai sword."
Indiana State Police troopers came across a man marching with a large sword on the inner shoulder of Interstate 65 south of 61st Avenue about 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Merrillville, a state police news release shows.
The shirtless man was discovered south of an abandoned Toyota, which was left in the middle lane of the expressway near U.S. 30.
He appears to be in his mid- to late 40s, police said.
The man swung the 35-inch-long sword in a defensive manner as officers approached him but dropped it when ordered, police said.
When Merrillville police showed up at the scene, a motorist had to swerve to avoid hitting the police car and the man. When that Chevrolet SUV came to a stop, the man attempted to get into it until he was ordered to the ground at gunpoint, police said.
After being taken into police custody, the man did not give officials consistent names or addresses, making it difficult for them to identify him, police said.
At Lake County Jail, the man told police he was "cuckoo for cocoa puffs" instead of giving them his name and remained unidentified as of late Sunday night.
The man was charged with attempted carjacking, resisting law enforcement and possession of marijuana.
And yes, this is my local area, I pass by that spot frequently, both on and off the freeway.
