A verbal property dispute became physical and bloody Monday when one man pulled a “samurai sword” on another. One man escaped to a neighbor with his wounds, but the second man was locked into a brief standoff with Bonney Lake Police once they arrived on scene at 208th Avenue East.

According to the police report, one of the men, a resident on the 9600 block of 208th Ave E, walked across the street, covered in blood, to a neighbor’s home and asked her to call the police.

The man told arriving officers that he had gotten into a heated verbal argument with the second man, a house guest, over a property issue.

Then one of the men pulled out a sword.

Both men struggled for control of the sword, until both had sustained multiple cuts and lacerations, at which point the owner of the house left for his neighbor’s.

Additional police arrived to block off the street and coax out the house guest. Initial reports suggested he might have a gun with him inside the premises.

“All we saw was police, cars, and a couple of bloody people,” said Katie VanParys, the manager of nearby Bonney Lake Fitness. “I thought, at first, that it was an accident.”

The house guest initially refused to come out, but he eventually relented and came outside, where he was treated for his injuries.

Both men were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital for their lacerations, which were “significant,” but not life-threatening, said police spokesman Daron Wolschleger.

An investigation is being conducted and charges on both subjects are pending, he said.