Church lockdown after man tries to enter with a samurai sword

Pocono Mountain Regional Police responded at 10:56 a.m. to the 300 block of Route 940. Peter Gershon Wonsia, 30, of White Haven, refused to drop a samurai sword and said he needed to go in. The church locked down; he remained outside. No injuries. Charged with carrying a prohibited offensive weapon, terroristic threats, simple assault by physical menace, and disorderly conduct. Held on $25,000 bail.

Coordinates are Blakeslee CDP (Nominatim), not the church footprint.