An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for a Jefferson Township man accused of tussling with troopers over a plastic sword he brought to a Saxonburg store.

The defendant, 34-year-old Kenneth Connor Jr., was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital to undergo a medical evaluation following the altercation Sunday morning at the Dollar General on West Main Street, state police said.

Connor is to be turned over to police upon his release from the hospital, and arraigned on charges that include a felony count of aggravated assault of a police officer.

Trooper Dustin Scheerbaum was injured in the incident, police said. He was taken to the hospital to be checked out for minor injuries to his hands and knees.

Additionally, Connor is charged with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors, and harassment, a summary.

A manager notified authorities around 7:45 a.m. about a man walking around the store property with a sword, police said. The sword, she thought, was real.

Troopers arrived and saw the suspect, who was later identified as Connor, holding the sword over his shoulder outside the store. The sword at first also looked real to the officers. Police said they later determined it was plastic.

The troopers told the defendant to drop the sword, which he did, police said. But a short time later, after speaking with the officers, he became “very agitated” and started walking to retrieve the sword, according to charging documents.

Scheerbaum and Trooper Phillip Schneider tried to restrain Connor, and the three of them eventually fell to the ground. Police said that is when Scheerbaum was injured.

While on the ground, documents said, Connor continued to resist arrest. At one point, he allegedly ripped the tie off Scheerbaum's uniform.

Police said they had to drive-stun the suspect with a Taser before he was eventually arrested. Drive-stunning is a pain compliance technique using a Taser directly against the body, rather than firing probes.