The incident began in Del Paso Heights when Donald Kercell, 49, became drunk and then got angry, Sgt. Norm Leong said.
Kercell grabbed a knife at about 5:45 p.m. and went outside of a residence in the 3600 block of Dayton Street to confront neighbors, police said.
Leong said Kercell swung the knife and went after some people, adding that some of those being chased suffered minor injuries.
A bystander picked up a 2-foot-long candy cane decoration, smacked Kercell with it and disarmed him, Leong said.
As if it probably isn't bad enough for this guy that he's being arrested for some drunken impulse decision, he was beaten down with a big plastic holiday treat. I think the only thing that could possibly be worse is if it were a part of a nativity scene instead. Guess the three gifts given were gold, frankenscence, and whoop-ass.
