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Reggae Artist Major Mackerel Attacked with Sword(!) in Brooklyn

11:46 a.m. · October 6, 2009 · by Andrew Winistorfer

Here's the craziest story you'll read today: Late '80s-reggae artist Major Mackerel was attacked with a sword in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, stemming from an altercation with a neighbor over perceived harassment of the neighbor's wife. Major Mackerel, real name Garfield Dixon (which is almost as cool a name as Major Mackerel), was taken to Kings County Hospital with lacerations on his head, arm and hand, and his neighbor, Oscar Joseph, who attacked Mackerel with the sword, was arrested on charges of assault with intent to cause serious injury.

I thought sword fights only happened in the 1500s and earlier. Apparently they happen in the BK too. [NYTimes]