Florida man allegedly threatened neighbor with sword during argument

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (TCN) – A man has been arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening his neighbor with a sword, according to police.

On March 25, officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to a residence after receiving a report of a disturbance involving a weapon. The caller told 911 dispatchers that his neighbor had threatened him with a sword and then left in a pickup truck.

A police investigation found that what started as an argument between neighbors escalated when 41-year-old Raul Elosegui Fernandez retrieved a sword with a three-foot metal blade from his truck and made threatening statements to the caller, whose name has not been released by authorities.

After canvassing the area, officers later located Fernandez’s truck with the sword visible inside. Officers took the sword as evidence and arrested and charged Fernandez.

WPEC reports that no one was injured. The investigation is ongoing.