A man posing as Darth Vader attacked a Star Wars fan who founded a Jedi Church. A story which was previously reported on Ftang! that can be found HERE.Arwel Wynne Hughes admitted assaulting Barney Jones and his cousin Michael with a metal crutch. They both suffered minor injuries.
Hughes, who was drunk and dressed in a black garbage bag, shouted "Darth Vader!"
The court heard Hughes had jumped over a garden wall wearing the garbage bag before the attack. The cousins had been filming themselves playing with lightsabers in the garden before the attack. (Insert your own joke here.)
Hughes admitted two charges of common assault. The court heard he has a "chronic alcohol problem" and had drunk the best part of a 10 liter box of wine. (THAT’S OVER 2-1/2 gallons! FTANG! readers!!)
Both men were left upset by the incident and they believed it was pre-planned.
Hughes could not remember the incident and only realized what had happened when he read about it in local newspapers, the court said.
The judge warned that possible jail time remained a possibility before adjourning for pre-sentence reports until May 13th.
Two Star Wars-loving brothers are planning to set up a Jedi church in Wales.
Barney and Daniel Jones want fellow devotees to be able to join them. Barney, 26 - or Master Jonba Hehol - and Daniel, 21 - Master Morda Hehol - head the UK Church of the Jedi.
They say their services will include sermons on The Force, lightsaber training, and meditation techniques.
Barney, a hairdresser (!) said, "As children we always watched the Star Wars films anyway. We noticed that there were a couple of sites on the Internet, Jedi church sites. We printed off a couple of sermons and did a sermon in our house for a couple of friends one night."
Barney and his musician brother Daniel, help run four websites devoted to the development of the "faith".
"My brother and I will wear the Jedi robes, the dark brown robes... the congregation would be in black. Really to bring a sense of unity to the meetings," said Barney.
Although the current members are all men, women are not excluded, as Barney points out, "Princess Leia helped them out a lot."
However, any congregation member drawn to the dark side of the Force, embodied in the films by Darth Vader, would be advised they are following the wrong path and could face expulsion.
(Imagine that! No current members are women!)
A man posing as Darth Vader attacked a Star Wars fan who founded a Jedi Church. A story which was previously reported on Ftang! that can be found HERE.
