A homeless man was arrested Friday night in Lower Manhattan for carrying a 27-inch samurai sword, officials said.
Port Authority police said Orlando Lassiter, 51, was spotted carrying the sheathed sword and arrested near Barclay and Church streets at around 8:30 p.m.
He was charged with weapons possession and disorderly conduct, according to authorities.
Information on a lawyer for Lassiter was not immediately available.