Man attacked with sword at Wyndham Grand Hotel in Pittsburgh

A South Carolina man is facing aggravated assault charges after allegedly attacking another man with a sword at Pittsburgh’s Wyndham Grand Hotel. Police said the incident occurred just after 1 a.m. Thursday. Investigators said police received a call reporting a man bleeding in a hallway and screaming for help. Officers responding to the call later found the victim in the lobby and blood on the fifth-floor floor and walls. Police said the victim had a severe cut on his hand and needed at least stitches, for which the victim decided to go to the hospital alone. According to a criminal complaint, police spoke with a witness who said he, the victim and another man were coming to Pittsburgh for Anthrocon. According to that witness, Jake O’Leary, 26, of Greensville, South Carolina, called them and asked them to come to Pittsburgh a day earlier than originally planned and stay at his place until their own hotel was ready. The men gathered in a room at the Wyndham Grand and after they went to bed, O’Leary allegedly got up, grabbed a sword and began waving it around. Police said the victim protected himself from the blows and was struck multiple times. At some point during the incident, O’Leary also suffered an injury to his face and was taken first to the hospital and then to jail. A preliminary hearing for O’Leary is scheduled for July 15.