No nunchucks. Not a samurai sword or a throwing star to be found. None of that foiled a veritable barbecue ninja from defending his home Tuesday.

Oddly enough, Unified Police Lt. Don Hutson said, the irate White City resident armed with only a boning knife and a grilling fork seemed to scare an intruder more than the police officer who arrived to arrest him.

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It all began about 7:20 a.m., when a couple living in a home in the 700 East block of 10100 South heard noise coming from their basement. The boyfriend investigated, finding the intruder had just entered through a window.

"The resident grabbed the boning knife and the barbecue fork and held the suspect at bay, while his girlfriend called 911," Hutson said.

However, when a police officer arrived and the resident put down his makeshift weaponry, the intruder lunged at the officer, punched him in the face, broke his glasses and knocked him to the ground.

The resident joined the officer in a short foot chase as the suspect fled the home and hopped several fences in adjoining yards before being cornered.

"The guy had somehow come up with a butter knife along the way, and he thought he going to turn the tables [on his pursuers]," Hutson said. Instead, the officer pulled out his Taser and zapped the suspect into submission.

The 26-year-old suspect was arrested and booked into the Salt Lake County jail for investigation of aggravated assault on a police officer and aggravated burglary.

"They're looking at a whole bunch of other charges, too," Hutson said, noting that detectives believe the suspect could be connected with other burglaries in the area.