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Florida man wielding sword sets fire in roadway, floods booking office after arrest, police say
TITUSVILLE, Fla. (WESH) — Authorities say when they arrived to four-feet high flames in a Brevard County roadway, they found a man holding a sword and drinking alcohol.
Deputies say they were on active patrol when they spotted the flames on Craig Avenue in Titusville around 2:12 a.m. on Thursday.
According to police, the fire was in front of a man’s home who they visited around five times in the past six months for illegal burns. Officials say the fires ranged from being on the sidewalk, to taking up the entire street.
Officials say when they went to speak with suspect Scott Taylor he was sitting in his front yard holding a sword in his hand and had a knife in his waistband. Police say he was also actively drinking in front of them then began chugging from a half-gallon-sized Captain Morgan spiced rum. ..............(more)
https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-man-wielding-sword-sets-fire-in-roadway-floods-booking-office-after-arrest/
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Not really more of a threat than being able to carry an AR-15 into a grocery store.
On edit: I would totally use that photo on my Christmas cards this year 
with no mental health care or addiction treatment, not that it would help much, from the sounds of things...
