Police arrested a man accused of attacking another man with a samurai sword outside of a Venice apartment complex. <\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Police Department took Justin Tucker into custody near Venice Beach on Saturday afternoon, two days after the attack. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m happy he\u2019s in custody and doesn\u2019t pose a threat to the people of Venice Beach anymore,\u201d Capt. Brian Churchill, of the LAPD\u2019s Pacific Division told The Times. <\/p>\n
Police said the victim\u2019s arm was nearly severed and was spewing blood after the attack. He was rushed to a nearby hospital after the violent encounter. <\/p>\n
The altercation took place outside of Venice Community Housing,<\/a> where Tucker lived, police said. The sidewalk and the building\u2019s concrete barrier were left splattered with blood.<\/p>\n Police didn\u2019t identify the victim, whom they said is 27 years old and didn\u2019t live in the building. They said Tucker is also in his late 20s. <\/p>\n Churchill said the initial report was that the two men got into an argument over some property they both claimed. <\/p>\n The victim\u2019s arm was in such bad shape when the LAPD arrived that the officers applied a tourniquet. Churchill said it saved his life. <\/p>\n \u201cIf it weren\u2019t for their quick action, he would have bled out,\u201d Churchill said. <\/p>\n LAPD obtained a warrant and recovered the sword from inside the building, Churchill added. <\/p>\n Venice Community Housing co-director Erika Lee said the nonprofit was \u201cvery disturbed\u201d by the incident.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a serious, violent incident in front of the building,\u201d she said. \u201cThere were witnesses. I was in the building and didn\u2019t see the incident. I don\u2019t know the witnesses. But people said [the two men] seemed to know each other.\u201d <\/p>\n Lee said staff came in on Saturday to help assuage residents.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re very concerned,\u201d she said. \u201cWe take safety very seriously. We\u2019re meeting with residents and want to make sure everyone in the building feels safe and secure.\u201d <\/p>\n