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Updated · Fox News · Sep 24

Florida Deputies Tase 26-Year-Old Sword-Wielding Burglary Suspect After Home Invasion

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Updated · Fox News · Sep 24

Florida Deputies Tase 26-Year-Old Sword-Wielding Burglary Suspect After Home Invasion

Q: What dark secret was the victim's brother hiding that provoked a sword-wielding stranger to break in?

There is no verified evidence in the reporting that the victim’s brother was hiding any “dark secret.” What the available reports show is much narrower: investigators said Josiah Smith and the victim did not know each other, and the victim told deputies that Smith forced his way into the apartment with a sword and demanded to see the victim’s brother. The news accounts do not identify the brother, explain why Smith was looking for him, or provide any confirmed motive tied to the brother. Because of that, any claim that the brother was concealing something that triggered the break-in would be speculation, not supported by the published facts. At this stage, the only documented facts are that Smith allegedly entered uninvited while armed, threatened the occupant, forced the occupant outside, ignored deputies’ commands, and was subdued with a Taser after a foam round failed. If that question is to be answered definitively, it would likely require evidence that has not been made public yet, such as Smith’s statements to investigators, court filings, witness testimony, or prosecutors’ account of motive. For now, the record does not establish any secret or confirmed reason involving the brother.

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 24

Body-camera footage released by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office shows 26-year-old Josiah Smith being tased in Gainesville after deputies said he advanced on them while refusing repeated orders to drop a sword.
Deputies were responding early Tuesday to a report that a man had forced his way into a home with a sword and made the occupants leave against their will.
A less-lethal foam round failed to make Smith drop the weapon, and deputies then used a Taser to detain him.
Smith was booked on charges including armed burglary of an occupied dwelling, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, armed kidnapping and resisting without violence.
Investigators said Smith and the alleged victim did not know each other, adding to the still-unclear motive behind the encounter.

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Florida Deputies Tase Sword-Wielding Burglary Suspect Josiah Smith in Gainesville

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Video: Deputies taze suspect wielding sword in Alachua County

Will wielding a medieval weapon during this bizarre home invasion ultimately cost this suspect his freedom for life?

What dark secret was the victim's brother hiding that provoked a sword-wielding stranger to break in?

How does a young man with absolutely no criminal history suddenly orchestrate a terrifying armed kidnapping?

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Fox News2h ago

Florida Deputies Tase Sword-Wielding Burglary Suspect Josiah Smith in Gainesville

WCJB2h ago

Video: Deputies taze suspect wielding sword in Alachua County

Florida Deputies Tase 26-Year-Old Sword-Wielding Burglary Suspect After Home Invasion

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