The Brief

A homeowner used a samurai sword to fend off a robbery suspect in Montgomery County.

Marcus Armstrong is facing charges of burglary and robbery.

Police were able to follow a trail of blood from the robbery scene to where Armstrong had run off.

A Montgomery County resident used a samurai sword to fight off a man who allegedly broke into their house in Norristown this week, according to police.

What we know:

Norristown Police were called out to a home on East Blackberry Alley just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday. That's when one of the officers responding to the call heard another radio call about a stabbing victim who matched the description of the robbery suspect.

SUGGESTED:

Officers found a trail of blood leading from the robbery scene to Cherry Street, and eventually found

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