PORT LEYDEN, NY — A Lewis County man faces several charges after police say he repeatedly struck a car with a Samurai sword while a family member was inside it.

Lewis County Sheriff’s deputies tell the Utica Observer-Dispatch that 48-year-old Robert Mosley of Port Leyden was involved in a domestic dispute Saturday night and struck the car to stop the person from driving away. The vehicle’s rear window was shattered.

Mosley was charged with criminal mischief, endangering the welfare of a child and menacing.

He was arraigned and jailed on $1,000 bail or $2,000 bond.