Teen Uses Sword to Capture Prison Escapee
By Associated Press

SULLIVAN, Mo. -- Joshua Cary heard a noise in the basement, grabbed a sword from his big brother's collection and went downstairs to investigate.

The 14-year-old didn't mince words.

"I'm going to give you until the count of three to come out, or I'm going to stab you," he yelled Thursday, according to his mother, Rebecca Cary.

Soon, a handcuffed man emerged, saying, "I didn't do it."

Joshua led the man upstairs at sword-point. His mother ran outside and found police searching for an escaped prisoner. The man, Mark A. Brown, who had broken free after he was picked up on a parole violation, was taken back into custody.

Joshua's brother is a soldier stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., awaiting deployment to Iraq.

Rebecca Cary said the swords are for decoration, but noted that her older son had told Joshua he "needed to take care of his mom and sister. And he did."

Cary said she was proud of her son, who went out afterward for a celebratory night of bowling in this east-central Missouri town.

"He's always been fearless," Cary said. "I hope he grows out of that soon."

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