It happened around 11:15 p.m. Sunday in Lower Township, New Jersey.
Officers responded to a 911 call from a woman in a bedroom in the 200 block of West Bates Avenue in the Villas section of the township.
The caller said her boyfriend had just assaulted her, and was threatening her with a large sword.
When officers arrived, they identified the suspect as Andrew Hollingsworth, 46.
His girlfriend says Hollingsworth had struck her in the face and threw her into the furniture. When she went to call police, she says Hollingsworth removed a large sword from its sheath and threatened her with it.
Police say when they told Hollingsworth he was under arrest he became violent, and it took three officers to subdue him.
He was arrested and charged.
Hollingsworth was placed on $15,000.00 cash bail.
The victim requested and received a temporary restraining order as a result of the incident.
