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Naked Muncie man held hostage with shower rod after being attacked with samurai sword, police say

Posted at 10:07 PM, Jul 26, 2018
and last updated 2018-07-27 06:30:08-04

MUNCIE, Ind. -- A  25-year-old Muncie man is accused of holding another man hostage after attacking him with a samurai sword, according to police. 

Muncie Police Department officers arrested Justin Shields early Wednesday morning after responding to a domestic call on West Main Street. 

According to court documents, the arriving officer found Shields standing at the bathroom door and a naked, bleeding man huddled in the shower. 

The man said Shields had stabbed him and then kept him in the bathroom with a shower rod. 

Shields faces multiple charges including battery with a deadly weapon and criminal confinement. 

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