Hilton Head Island, S.C. (AP) -- A man toting a 3-foot sword apparently met his match when he broke into his ex-girlfriend's apartment: The woman's roommate grabbed a sword of his own and sliced the intruder, police said.
The roommate, a sword collector, fended off the ex-boyfriend, who was cut on the arm, police said.
Elvis Javier Polanco, 18, was treated at a hospital and charged with burglary and aggravated assault, Beaufort County sheriff's Capt. Toby McSwain said. He said Polanco broke a window and climbed on his friend's shoulders to get into the apartment.
The roommate, Louis Delgado Hernandez, disarmed the intruder while the woman called police, McSwain said.
Surprise! Swordsman's rival brings own blade
A man armed with a 3-foot sword broke into ex-girlfriend's home Thursday afternoon because he thought she was with another man, sheriff's deputies said.
Little did he know the ex-girlfriend's roommate, Louis Delgado Hernandez, was not only home, but is an avid sword collector as well.
En garde.
Hernandez grabbed a sword from the wall and a duel ensued, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.
In the end, it appeared the roommate was more adept at sword play.
Hernandez disarmed Elvis Polanco, 18, of 60 Blazing Star, shortly before deputies arrived, sheriff's Capt. Toby McSwain said. Polanco was cut on the arm in the process. He was treated at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center before being taken to the Beafort County Detention Center.
At around 2 p.m., Polanco and another unidentified man went to the apartment on Genesta Street off Palmetto Bay Road.
It appeared that both men had been drinking, according to McSwain.
Polanco broke a second-floor window, climbed onto his friend's shoulders and jumped inside the apartment, according to McSwain.
Hernandez defended the home while the ex-girlfriend, whose name was not provided, called 911.
A nearby deputy arrived within minutes, but not before the other suspect drove away in a white vehicle of unknown make and model.
Polanco was charged with second-degree burglary and high and aggravated assault and battery. He remained in the jail Thursday night, according to the jail's online log.
Hernandez won't be charged, McSwain said.
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