OSHTEMO TWP. (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan man whose hobbies include ritualized combat with replica weapons from the Middle Ages says he wielded a battle ax he calls "my baby" to fend off an intruder.
"There was a bloody mess everywhere," Ball said.
A neighbor called 911 and police deployed a K-9 unit to track a trail of blood leading to the suspect, 33-year-old Alex Lavell Rawls.
Kalamazoo County officials said Rawls spent the night at hospital before going to jail.
Michigan Department of Corrections records show Rawls has a crminial history, with convictions for assaulting police officer and fleeing police dating back to 2004.
He faces a charge of home invasion.
