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The dark side of the force is strong with this one…

A Star Wars fan that went on the rampage with a lightsaber in Oregon has been arrested after allegedly assaulting three people in the US.

Thankfully, he wasn’t brandishing a real lightsaber – just a toy version of the weapon of choice of the Jedi and Sith orders.

Police were called to the Jantzen Beach Center branch of Toys R Us in Portland after reports that the 33-year-old had swung the replica laser sword at customers.

Officers caught up with the man in the store car park where they made an unsuccessful attempt to bring his Death Star tumbling down by tasering him – with reports claiming he used the lightsaber to break one of the taser wires.

Sgt. Pete Simpson is reported as saying that cops were eventually able to wrestle the struggling suspect to the ground as he yelled incoherently.

It is believed that the man will face criminal charges after he undergoes a mental evaluation.