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Swordplay at Salvation Army?
Shelter visitor accused of confronting others with small weapon
A homeless man at La Crosse’s Salvation Army shelter is suspected of producing two small swords from a backpack during an argument.
Ryan Riebe is charged with disorderly conduct for this week’s incident.
Riebe tells a La Crosse judge that he had a knife with a 3-inch blade, and said he was defending himself after two other men insulted him.
He denied using a dangerous weapon, and asserted that he had the right to bear arms.
Riebe pleads “not guilty,” and is due back in court in December.