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Wichita police arrested a man after a fight involving a sword and steak knives progressed to the parking lot of a south Wichita motel Monday night.

The 37-year-old man attacked a 57-year-old man with the sword, apparently because he was upset with some issues involving the service of legal papers between the 57-year-old and a woman, Lt. Doug Nolte said Tuesday. The fight happened around 7:10 p.m. Monday at Afton Motel, 855 S. Broadway.

The woman was not present.

Nolte said the 37-year-old kicked in the door to a room occupied by the 57-year-old and told him that his actions toward the woman "were unacceptable." The 37-year-old threatened the intruder with a black sword with a 2-foot blade after refusing to leave the motel room, Nolte said.

The older man rushed to the kitchen and grabbed two steak knives to confront his attacker, Nolte said. The fight progressed to the parking lot, where witnesses told police they saw the younger man cut the other man's finger with the sword.

When officers arrived, the 57-year-old had pinned his attacker against a wall outside the motel, Nolte said.

Police found methamphetamine and marijuana on the 37-year-old, according to the incident report.