Burglary suspect charges at police with sword, then hurls ax at them, Oregon cops say
A sword-wielding man was arrested and faces burglary and other charges after entering a Portland home on Saturday, officials said.
Once police were on the scene, Chance T. Haylett, 20, charged at officers with several weapons, Portland Police Bureau said in a news release.
Officers fired a foam-tipped bullet at Haylett to stop him from coming closer, police said.
But he continued to threaten officers with the sword and then threw knives and an ax at them, police said.
A second non-lethal bullet was fired at Haylett, to which officers were able to convince him to surrender. Police confiscated “15 weapons, including a sword, ax, several knives, and a slingshot,” according to the release.
Haylett was transported to the hospital for an evaluation. He was later booked at the Multnomah County jail on multiple charges, including burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, possession of an unrestricted weapon and unlawful use of a weapon.
No one was in the home at the time of the incident, police said.
His bail is set at $65,000 and he’s scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon.
This story was originally published September 27, 2021 at 5:29 PM with the headline "Burglary suspect charges at police with sword, then hurls ax at them, Oregon cops say."
