Klingon sword brandished after dispute about rubbish with neighbour

A man from Spokane, Washington, claims he was attacked with a Klingon sword because of rubbish. Carlo Morris Cerutti was in court on Monday, accused of attacking his neighbour for putting trash in his trash can on Saturday. Court documents Cerutti, 50, is charged with Assault after swinging a Klingon sword at his neighbour.



Documents said Cerutti’s wife, Joyce, had accused their neighbour of putting trash in their trash can. The neighbour told police he had got into argument with the wife about the trash. "Our next door neighbour was evicted and he was throwing his stuff in our garbage can so I took it put it in a bag, took it to him and said Jr. will you please not put your stuff in our garbage can," said Joyce.



Joyce said the incident only escalated from there. "I turned around and he chucked the bag at me and hit me in the back and then he started throwing garbage all over my yard," said Joyce. The neighbour said after the argument, Cerutti came rushing out of his house with a weapon that had multiple blades and started swinging. Court documents said the neighbour put his hands up and blocked the blade from striking him.



The neighbour said he was able to pull the weapon away from Cerrutti and in the process, he fell backwards off the porch. The neighbour then called 911. Documents said when police arrived on scene Cerrutti was taken into custody for Assault and was later booked into the Spokane County Jail. Joyce said that her husband never attacked the neighbour with a sword. She said her husband did grab the Klingon sword off the wall and said he did swing it at the neighbour. She said he only did this after he barged into their home.

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