TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A 51-year-old man is behind bars after police say he swung a 3-foot-long sword at people in Times Square.
Ronald Pearson of Brooklyn began swinging the sword Saturday at about 1:30 a.m. on 7th Avenue and 42nd Street, according to the NYPD.
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Investigators say he also allegedly swung the sword at three police officers as they arrested him.
No one was injured.
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Police say they uncovered two other weapons on Pearson.
He was charged with menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, and reckless endangerment.