Florida Man Attacked By Sword-Wielding Opponent Over Cart

By Tom Knighton

If there’s a bizarre story, the chances seem pretty good that it happened in Florida. Headlines that read “Florida Man” tend to snag the attention of readers as everyone wants to know what the hell is going on in the Sunshine State.

Which is why I started my headline with “Florida Man,” to be honest.

However, I also did it because, well, it’s a Florida man. Not everyone in this day and age has to deal with a sword-wielding attacker.

Officials said the two men exchanged words, but Beavers left with the wheelbarrow.

“He started to jog home with it. What he didn’t realize was that the man followed him home,” said Concepcion.

Investigators said Beavers eventually noticed that the other man was walking behind him.

“I turned behind me, and he had a sword out, chasing me, so I just kept running,” he said.

Once both men made it to Beavers’ home, surveillance video captured the subject lunging at the jogger with the sword and taking several swings.

Area resident Valerie Lyons said she was across the street when she witnessed the altercation.

“It was crazy, ’cause he was definitely hitting my neighbor with a machete over a wheelbarrow,” she said.

“I really was in shock …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms