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Samurai swordsman charged with assault, threats against parents

The samurai swordsman who sparked an hourlong police standoff at his Juniata Park house on Thursday had threatened to chop up his parents, Philadelphia police said.

The samurai swordsman who sparked an hourlong police standoff at his Juniata Park house on Thursday had threatened to chop up his parents, Philadelphia police said.

Ivan Encarnacion, 40, was charged Friday with three counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats and possession of an instrument of crime against his parents and a police officer. He was also charged with one count of robbery.

He was being held in a city jail after not making bail.

Encarnacion lived with his parents in their house on the 4300 block of K Street.

Police, who had interviewed his parents, said Encarnacion had started an argument with them in their kitchen Thursday morning. During the argument, Encarnacion grabbed a red bat and threatened to smash his car, police said.

He then went down to the basement, returned with a samurai sword, charged at his 80-year-old mother and said, "I am gonna chop you to pieces," police said.

His 78-year-old father got in between the two, and Encarnacion grabbed his father by the neck and began to reach into his pocket, demanding money, police said.

His father gave him two $5 bills, police said. Before running out the front door, Encarnacion told his father: "I'm gonna chop you into pieces too," police said.

Officers with the 24th District arrived about 11 a.m. Thursday and saw Encarnacion standing in front of his house holding a samurai sword with a red sheath.

When the officers ordered him to drop his sword, Encarnacion unsheathed it and yelled, "Don't f--- with me!"

Encarnacion began walking toward the officers, and one used his Taser in an attempt to subdue him, police said.

Encarnacion fell to the ground, but was able to pull the prongs from his chest, pick up his sword and run back into his house.

Police said Friday that the parents left the house sometime after Encarnacion ran back in.

Police negotiators with the Homeland Security Unit and SWAT got Encarnacion to peacefully surrender about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, about an hour after a barricade had been set up around his house.

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