BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 cnn Sword seized after man mistakes porn for rape OCONOMOWOC, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man says he broke into an apartment with a cavalry sword because he thought he heard a woman being raped, but the sound actually was from a pornographic movie his upstairs neighbor was watching. "Now I feel stupid," said James Van Iveren, who has been charged in the case. "This really is nothing, nothing but a mistake." According to a criminal complaint, the neighbor told police that Van Iveren pounded on the door and kicked it open without warning February 12, damaging the frame and lock. (Watch what damage Van Iveren allegedly left and how the neighbor will watch porn in the future ) "Where is she?" Van Iveren demanded, thrusting the sword at the neighbor, the complaint said. "Where is she?" The neighbor told police Van Iveren became increasingly aggressive as he repeated the question, insisting that he had heard a woman being raped. The complaint said that, with the sword pointed at him, the neighbor led Van Iveren throughout the apartment, opening closet doors to prove he was alone. The neighbor later played for police the part of the DVD he believed Van Iveren heard downstairs. Van Iveren, 39, of Oconomowoc, was charged with criminal trespass, criminal damage and disorderly conduct, all while using a dangerous weapon, and is scheduled to appear in court March 5. Together, the misdemeanor counts carry a maximum sentence of 33 months in jail. Van Iveren said Tuesday that he heard a woman "screaming for help," grabbed the sword, bounded up the stairs, kicked in the apartment door and confronted the man who lived there. "I intended to hold it behind my back and knock. But I froze and instead, what happened happened," he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contesting his neighbor's account, Van Iveren said he didn't look anywhere in the apartment except the front room, and that he never threatened the neighbor with the sword. "I had the sword extended, but that was all," he said. Van Iveren, who lives with his mother in the downstairs apartment, said he did not call police when he heard the noises because he does not have a telephone. He said he barely knew the upstairs tenant. Police seized Van Iveren's sword, which he said was a family heirloom. Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 A sword? A sword????? It begins to make sense why a guy that age is living with his mother... Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 What the hell kinda p0rn was that guy watching? Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 one hell of a snuff film Quote Link to comment
MCAT800 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 A sword? A sword????? It begins to make sense why a guy that age is living with his mother... Exactly!!!!! Quote Link to comment
husker rob Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 guy is lucky that the porn watcher wasnt a gun owner, nothing like bringing a knife to a gun fight. wonder if the porn watcher had his sword in his hand when the door was kicked in? Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 That would be one sword fight that would not end well. Quote Link to comment
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