Nebraskan Jailed For Lightsaber Attacks

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A man child with a lightsaber (most likely a stunt saber with a thick riot shield plastic blade) attacked a 7 year old girl and her mother over what appears to be rent-related issues. The mother allegedly leaves the shared thermostat too high, so Aidan Orion White was worried his rent would be raised by the landlord. His court date is June 3rd.

Deputy testimony shows Aidon is on the autism spectrum and has previously chased a neighbor with an ax. He cycled between cordial cooperation and angry, expletive loaded outbursts where he continued to threaten the child and her mother, stating the attack was "just the start" and that they were in for a whole lot worse because of the rent being raised.

MAY 9--A Nebraska man is behind bars on a pair of felony charges for allegedly striking a female neighbor and the woman’s 7-year-old daughter with a Star Wars lightsaber, according to court records.

Investigators allege that Aidan Orion White, 25, first struck the girl while she playing with other children in the front yard of her Auburn home.

When the child’s mother, Saundra Lunzmann , 37, confronted White, he yelled at her, “I’m not in the mood, get back in your fucking house.” White then allegedly charged Lunzmann “wielding his lightsaber,” an arrest affidavit charges.

“Aidan struck Lunzmann on her right arm/shoulder,” reported a sheriff’s deputy. Both Lunzmann and her daughter said they were in pain following the lightsaber strikes.

Two neighbors told cops they witnessed White hitting the victims with the lightsaber, which investigators described as “a higher quality device, approximately 3 1/2 feet long constructed of metal and thick plastic.” The lightsaber, a deputy noted, “could cause significant pain and injury when used to strike an individual.”

During police questioning, White reportedly confessed to the attack, saying it was “unacceptable behavior” for which he wanted to apologize. While cordial with cops, White “would have profane and angry outbursts” that included him blaming the victims for a rise in his rent. He also warned of future problems for Lunzmann and her child.

The lightsaber was seized by police as evidence.

White, seen above, was charged in a criminal complaint with two felony assault counts. He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to a May 6 commitment order.

Scheduled for a June 3 court appearance, While has been ordered by a judge to undergo a competency evaluation.
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For reference, I have a similar lightsaber (for dueling with my 9 year old) and these things are fucking SOLID
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I dunno. Still not as solid as the wooden swords and shields my brother in law made for my nephew. Those fucking things hurt. I have a new appreciation for Link's wooden sword in the Zelda games because of those things.
 
Picture this: you’re a cop, and some guy draws an obviously fake plastic lightsaber on you.

Me? I would get out my baton and shadow fence with the guy. Then break it or disarm it with a simple swing and say, “IT’S OVER ADDICT-en!”
Well it's not often you can cosplay as Martin Riggs on the job while legally beating up a zoomer.
 
I was gonna say this is absurd but given one of the people attacked was a 7yo girl I can understand. An adult can take such strikes but a kid might be honestly hurt.
There's little difference between a dueling lightsaber and a riot baton, but the force of the swing gives a wicked lever advantage because it's usually a 36 inch blade - a child could easily die to one, and an adult concussed into a coma. But at this level he hit a little girls arm which I could imagine being able to break a bone, and hit the moms ring finger and I've had that happen in a duel, major pain for sure.
I dunno. Still not as solid as the wooden swords and shields my brother in law made for my nephew. Those fucking things hurt. I have a new appreciation for Link's wooden sword in the Zelda games because of those things.
Since they are polycarbonate plastic, they definitely bend when they hit, so they are a lot more forgiving than wooden blades. Makes dueling with them more accessible, but you can still pack a lot of energy into a swing as an adult man.
 
Picture this: you’re a cop, and some guy draws an obviously fake plastic lightsaber on you.

Me? I would get out my baton and shadow fence with the guy. Then break it or disarm it with a simple swing and say, “IT’S OVER ADDICT-en!”
I would pull an Indiana Jones with rubber bullets.

 
Since they are polycarbonate plastic, they definitely bend when they hit, so they are a lot more forgiving than wooden blades. Makes dueling with them more accessible, but you can still pack a lot of energy into a swing as an adult man.

You seem to have rather detailed information about swinging plastic toys at other people.
 
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