[Salman]

A good guy with a sword story.

[packagingguy]

Surprising the homeowner was not arrested. After all it’s not really the burglar’s fault because society made him do it.

[Celtic Conservative]

“Avast, or I will run thee through, thou staunch villain!”

Or something like that.

CC

[OSHA]

Smith was convicted of burglary in 2020 and 2014. He also has six earlier convictions for narcotics-related felonies. Judge Maryam Ahmad ordered Smith to pay a $1,000 deposit toward bail to go home.

Six felonies and 2 burglaries? He should not have been on the street much less given bail!

[glennaro]

Smith was hospitalized after being arrested for an unrelated health condition, officials said.

I thought he was arrested for home invasion and attempted robbery, not for some unspecified "health condition" ... heh-heh!

[FrankRizzo890]

Was the homeowner’s name “Butch Coolidge” by any chance?

[usconservative]

Prosecutors said the victim left home in the 5900 block of South Honore to run some errands on Monday. When he opened the garage door upon returning, a stranger was inside.

The victim “grabbed a sword and restrained the defendant” until police arrived, Assistant State’s Attorney Paul Sloan said during a bail hearing for the accused man, Eric Smith, on Tuesday.

Two comments:

1. 5900 S. Honore is NOT in a good neighborhood. Very high crime, murder/burglary/carjacking neighborhood;

2. When's our Governor Fatass JB Prickster going to pass an Assault Sword bill?

[Mr. Lucky]

Was it an assault sword?

[bigbob]

Evidently had a SOID - Sword Owners ID card - or they’d h#ve arrested him.

[bunkerhill7]

Was there a Corvette inside?

[markman46]

keep and bare arms means swords machetes’ too

[roadcat]

Don’t bring a bicycle to a sword fight.