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Florida man arrested after swinging swords towards customers at Brooksville Walmart

Posted at 11:06 AM, Feb 23, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-24 09:47:13-05

A Brooksville man was arrested after police say he swung two swords at customers in the parking lot of a Hernando County Walmart.

Police responded to a weapons disturbance at the Walmart located at 7305 Broad Street. The store manager had called to report a person swinging swords towards customers in the parking lot.

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When officers arrived, they found Shannon Lon Schenck with two swords on him, and he appeared to be under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, the Brooksville Police Department reported.

In the investigation, police officers discovered Schenck was in a fighting stance and unsheathed the swords while approaching customers getting out of their cars.

Schenck had marijuana on him and a glass pipe with marijuana residue.

He has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana (less than 20 grams) and three counts of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.