Man arrested for allegedly attacking churchgoer with wooden sword in SLC

SALT LAKE CITY – A man was arrested Sunday after police said he randomly attacked people at a Catholic church in Salt Lake City.

Chandler Grillone, 31, was arrested after the attack on suspicion of aggravated assault and other crimes.

According to police, Grillone entered the Madeleine Cathedral during mass. He brandished a bamboo sword and attacked several people – “without provocation or any reason for doing so.”

According to police, he struck two people with the sword and punched a third person, breaking the victim’s glasses.

Grillone also allegedly resisted arrest and had to be restrained with a “WRAP” device.

He is being held in jail without bail.