A security guard at the Church of Scientology’s Celebrity Centre in Hollywood Sunday shot and killed a man wielding two samurai swords, police said.
Police detained the guard for questioning but said that a surveillance tape at the facility backed his claim that he fired his semiautomatic handgun to protect himself and two colleagues.
“The evidence is [...]
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Guard fatally shoots man armed with swords at Scientology building
Posted in sword on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Samurai Sword Attacker Convicted On Murder Charges
Posted in Mount Baldy, sword on September 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
POMONA, Calif. — A 27-year-old man was convicted Friday of attempted murder in connection with a samurai sword attack that nearly severed another man’s arm last year.
The Pomona Superior Court jury also found Wesley Brockway guilty of battery with great bodily injury and aggravated mayhem, but it acquitted him of conspiracy and torture charges [...]
Attorneys deliver closing arguments in Mt. Baldy sword attack trial
Posted in Mount Baldy, sword on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Will Bigham, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 09/18/2008 08:48:09 PM PDT
POMONA – Jury deliberations are expected to begin today in the trial of two brothers charged with attempted murder in connection with a samurai sword attack on Mt. Baldy last year.
Thursday’s proceedings in Pomona Superior Court included jury instructions and closing arguments from the prosecutor and the [...]
Both defendants testify in Mt. Baldy sword attack trial
Posted in Mount Baldy, sword, tagged Mt. Baldy, sword on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Will Bigham, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 09/16/2008 09:03:04 PM PDT
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Man claims self-defense
Posted in Mount Baldy, sword, tagged Add new tag, Brockway, Mt. Baldy, sword on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Defendant takes the stand in samurai sword hacking case
Will Bigham, Staff Writer
Article Created: 09/15/2008 08:22:13 PM PDT
POMONA – The man accused hacking his friend with a samurai sword testified in Pomona Superior Court Monday that he was acting in self-defense during the altercation last year on Mt. Baldy.
Wesley Brockway, 27, of Ontario said that on Sept. [...]
Sword attack victim testifies
Posted in Mount Baldy, sword, tagged Mt. Baldy on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Will Bigham, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 09/08/2008 09:03:06 PM PDT
POMONA – A jury trial began Monday for two men accused of nearly killing a Mt. Baldy resident last year by attacking him with a samurai sword and pepper spray.
The proceedings in Pomona Superior Court included testimony from the victim of the attack, David Gregory, who while his [...]
BROTHERS’ TRIAL SET FOR MONDAY
Posted in Mount Baldy, agravated assault, sword on March 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
02/26/2008 10:40:07 PM PST
POMONA – A trial is set to begin Monday for two brothers accused of attacking a Mt. Baldy man with a sword and pepper spray. Eric and Wesley Brockway are charged with attempted murder, conspiracy, torture, and aggravated mayhem in connection with the Sept. 30 incident.
Prosecutors say the brothers attacked David Gregory [...]
USA is #6!
Posted in Mortality Statistics, Mount Baldy, sword on January 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Elsewhere, another sword attack
Posted in Mount Baldy, sword on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Ramon Godina, 39
Ramon Godina, 39, a Latino man, was stabbed in the arm and chin about 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and died shortly after at St. Francis Medical Center. Police believe the weapon was a samurai sword. Police received a call of a “stabbing victim down,” and found Godina in a patio area at [...]
