Police: Indiana man arrested after threatening hospital guard with samurai sword

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – An Evansville man was arrested on Monday after police say he threatened a hospital security guard with a samurai sword. Acco...

March 23, 2023
1:32 AM

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – An Evansville man was arrested on Monday after police say he threatened a hospital security guard with a samurai sword. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers were dispatched to Deaconess Hospital for reports of disorderly conduct just before 1:30 a.m.. Officers say they arrived and found Daniel Lawrence, 38, shirtless with a samurai sword outside of the door to the hospital. Police say after noticing authorities arriving at the scene, Lawrence began running away and ignored commands to drop the sword.

Seth Austin