Another one for the 'crazy-bastards-comitting-awesome crimes' file. Original news story here.
Officers used a stun gun to take a Michigan man into custody after he attempted to fight them off with medieval weaponry, according to police.
Police said Robert McClain sped away from the scene of a car crash in Royal Oak Wednesday night. When officers went to his home, McClain was apparently in the basement and prepared to keep officers at bay with a 4-foot sword and a large mallet.
"One of the statements that he made is that, 'I got 1,000 years of power. Come and get me,'" said Deputy Chief Chris Jahnke, of the Royal Oak Police Department. "And they looked down and he has this metal chain (and a) mesh guard (or) vest on, along with these leather gauntlets on his arms."
Evidently 1,000 years of power aren't enough to become immune to the effects of stun guns. The thing that really makes this crime awesome though is what the perpetrator looks like:
Officers used a stun gun to take a Michigan man into custody after he attempted to fight them off with medieval weaponry, according to police.
Police said Robert McClain sped away from the scene of a car crash in Royal Oak Wednesday night. When officers went to his home, McClain was apparently in the basement and prepared to keep officers at bay with a 4-foot sword and a large mallet.
"One of the statements that he made is that, 'I got 1,000 years of power. Come and get me,'" said Deputy Chief Chris Jahnke, of the Royal Oak Police Department. "And they looked down and he has this metal chain (and a) mesh guard (or) vest on, along with these leather gauntlets on his arms."
Evidently 1,000 years of power aren't enough to become immune to the effects of stun guns. The thing that really makes this crime awesome though is what the perpetrator looks like:
