2023-05-19 Samurai

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Amarillo man attacked during home invasion by suspect with Samurai sword

Casey Cabbiness in the hospital after he was attacked by a man with a samurai sword. (Credit: Casey Cabbiness)

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — An Amarillo man will undergo surgery Thursday, four days after he was attacked by a man with a Samurai sword.

Sword-wielding intruder attacks Amarillo man during break-in (KVII)

Around 3:50 a.m. Sunday, someone broke into Casey Cabbiness' home while he was asleep.

The suspect, Kjetil Erik Mjolhus, is one of Cabbiness’ friends.

"A close friend, like hang out with him two or three times a week for the last year," said Cabbiness.

Mjolhus attacked Cabbiness and his dog.

Cabbiness was severely injured when he grabbed the sword to defend himself.

"So, the tendon that controls this middle joint, your IP joint, that tendon is severed and the nerve that nerves that, all of that is messed up as well," said Cabbiness.

According to police, Mjolhus was in the backyard when officers arrived. He refused to cooperate, so they tased him.

Both men were taken to the hospital.

Mjolhus was released from the hospital and arrested Wednesday.

He's charged with:

Burglary of a habitation
Possession of a controlled substance
Resisting arrest
Terroristic threat against a peace officer

Cabbiness has to have surgery followed by months of rehab.

"The rehab starts pretty soon after surgery, they'll probably have me in there three times a week moving my hand around and moving my thumb around almost immediately after surgery for like 9 or 12 weeks, it's a pretty extensive surgery,” said Cabbiness. “They said the surgery is about 20 percent of the success and the rest is the rehab and your dedication to getting better."

Casey doesn’t have insurance, so a friend set up a GoFundMe account to help with medical expenses.

"To see all the people who have given me money and reached out to me has been pretty crazy,” said Cabbiness. “I had no idea I had so much support and people who cared about me, it's been a really humbling experience."