Father-son fight turns into sword-fighting duel (Elyria, Ohio)

If this were a movie, it would be totally comic (shades of Errol Flynn!). But as real life, you gotta wonder about dad THOMAS B. HEFFNER, and the weird swashbuckling example he's set for his son. Is Dad for real?

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Police: Father-son fight turned into duel

Published: Aug. 26, 2009 at 2:08 PM

ELYRIA, Ohio, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Police in Ohio say a 49-year-old man and his 18-year-old son were arrested for an argument that devolved into a sword fight.

Amy Heffner of Elyria told police her husband Thomas B. Heffner, had been arguing with their son, Thomas W. Heffner, about damage done to unidentified items belonging to the father, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported Wednesday.

"Heffner Jr. stated that he believes he was being treated unfairly and started to argue," the police report of the incident stated. "(Amy Heffner said her) husband and son started to argue more violently and both subjects grabbed swords off the wall. At which time she stated she was calling the police."

Heffner said the two men continued to swing the swords at one another until police arrived. Both men were arrested and charged with domestic violence. No one was injured in the duel.