Captured Sword-Wielding Man To Get Treatment
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lansing police say a sword-wielding man is expected to get mental health treatment after he broke into a home, started a fire and barricaded himself for hours.
The Lansing State Journal and MLive.com report police negotiated with the 19-year-old man before he was taken into custody on Saturday night. Police say the man was described as also wearing a cape. Before he broke into the home he reportedly walked up to several doors in the neighborhood, asking questions.
No injuries were reported. The man got a mental health evaluation at a hospital and was placed into protective custody.
Police say the former Lansing resident was in the city visiting relatives and could face charges. The owners of the home where he was captured were out of town at the time.
