Darth Vader attacks Jedi knights

By at 9:55 am Tuesday, May 13

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On March 25, Arwel Hughes, 27, of Holyhead, UK, assaulted two members of the Jedi faith church who were holding mock lightsaber duels in a garden. Hughes, wearing a black plastic garbage bag and screaming "Darth Vader," jumped a fence and hit Barney Jones and Michael Jones in the head and leg, respectively. The incident was captured on video. Hughes was fined and given a suspended jail sentence. From the BBC News:
Hughes told police he had no memory of the incident as he was drunk.

District Judge Andrew Straw said the publicity his case had received was perhaps a good thing, and a "wake up call" to deal with his alcohol problem.
Link to article and video (Thanks, Carlo Longino!)

Previously on BB:
• UK Church of the Jedi Link
• Jedi Bootcamp on BBtv Link

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