We Wuz Samurai And Sheeit!

Who says there are no black samurai?

Wait one second, I think I found the missing black samurai from Shōgun!

An Eaton man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he struck his child in the eye with a sword in January 2021….

…..On Jan. 23, 2021, court documents said that Smith was involved in a domestic fight. After the fight, (Neal Leroy) Smith, who was reportedly “in a rage,” took his children outside of his home to build a fire.

While outside, the documents said that Smith began swinging a katana around. At one point, Smith reportedly threw the sword at one of his children, striking her in the left eye. The documents state that the blade caused “deep lacerations” to the child’s eyelid and eyeball. The child was transported to a local children’s hospital for emergency surgery.

Smith called 911 and requested an ambulance. However, the documents stated that he lied about what had taken place. Smith reportedly told medical staff that they were “playing with things that they shouldn’t have been” and he accidentally struck the child with a stick. The sword was taken in as evidence.

The documents state that once the child was taken to the hospital, Smith let the scene and could not be located. When the child heard Smith tell the doctor that he accidentally hit her with a stick, the documents said that the child “stated that he was lying when he said that.”

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That sure sounds like breadcrumb impulse control but Neal Leroy Smith could be a White guy, I couldn’t find a picture of him but being your diligent correspondent I went to the court records for Delaware County, Indiana and found this….

Just to be sure, I also noticed that the article linked above mentioned a different arrest for “…strangulation, neglect of a dependent and domestic battery” and sure enough I found a different case for the same guy, same address for those exact charges…

That confirms that Neal Leroy Smith is indeed a black fella, armed with a sword and throwing that sword at his own child. His address is a pretty rural location so I am guessing, but cannot confirm, that his wife might be a shark of the muddy variety.

Don’t mess with a black samurai!