Woman stops intruder with combat skills, sword

Woman stops intruder with skills, sword

INDIANAPOLIS -- A woman says her training in medieval combat helped her corner an intruder. Karen Dolley, 43, of Indianapolis threw punches until she cornered the man during the Thursday night break-in. She then kept him subdued with a Japanese sword she keeps near her bed. Dolley says she learned to fight as a teenager in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a group that re-creates skills of the Middle Ages. Police responding to Dolley's call arrested Jacob Wessel, 30, charging him with residential entry. -- Associated Press