Event Brief
Sword-Wielding Man Tased After Armed Break-In
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 28, 2026 at 11:20 AM ET
Summary: Alachua County deputies arrested 26-year-old Josiah Smith after an armed burglary at a home on Northwest 91st Street. Deputies say Smith forced a resident outside while holding a sword, refused orders to drop it, and was disarmed with a foam round before being tased and taken into custody.
WHO: Josiah Smith, 26; Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies; a resident/victim (name not provided)
WHAT: Deputies arrested a man after he allegedly broke into a stranger’s home armed with a sword, forced the resident outside, and refused commands to drop the weapon.
WHEN: Sep 22, 2026
WHERE: Alachua County
WHY: Smith allegedly committed an armed burglary and refused repeated orders to drop the sword, prompting deputies to use less-lethal force and then a taser to disarm and take him into custody.
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