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Hyannis Man Arrested After Domestic Argument Involving Samurai Sword

Devon Cotell, a 38-year-old Hyannis man, was arrested early Saturday morning after a domestic altercation involving a samurai sword, Cape Cod Online reports.

At the time of publication, Cotell was being held at the Barnstable police station. His bail was set at $1,000.

Cotell faces charges of assault and battery/domestic violence and assault by means of a dangerous weapon (the sword), per the report.

This is the second time in less than a year that a Cape Cod man has been arrested for an altercation involving a samurai sword.

In July, an unidentified 28-year-old man was arrested for attacking and seriously injuring a 39-year-old Bourne man with a 3-foot samurai sword.

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