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MI Man Attacks Neighbor With Samurai Sword, Pulls Knife On Responding Officers: Report

The victim was found bleeding from the neck and taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released, according to a report.

MANCELONA TOWNSHIP, MI — A northern Michigan man is facing charges after police said he attacked a neighbor with a samurai-style sword during an argument and pulled a knife on officers, according to a report.

The incident happened last Sunday at a home on Green Street in Mancelona Township where officers found a man bleeding from the neck, 9&10 News reports.

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The 50-year-old Mancelona Township was taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released, police said.

Investigators connected 53-year-old David Sivak to the attack and found him at his home where he pulled a knife on officers, fled on foot before officers caught him during a struggle, according to the report.

Sivak was charged with assault with intent to murder, plus three counts of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police office. He was placed in Antrim County Jail.

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