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Man allegedly brandishes pellet gun, sword at Wal-Mart

KSDK-TV 5 St. Louis

"A motorist who was driving erratically around 9 a.m. Monday morning was arrested after quite a scene at the Cape Girardeau Wal-Mart store. Officials tell NewsChannel 5 the unidentified man got off the highway and drove to the discount retailed where he abandoned his vehicle and went into a south entrance to the store carrying a rifle, which later turned out to be a pellet rifle, as well as a long sword. Once inside the Wal-Mart; the man began threatening employees and customers with the two weapons, and smashed several display cases. Police responded to the store and when they approached the man; he pulled a knife on an officer who responded by striking the man in the head several times with his police baton. Other officers then rushed to subdue the man."

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