[Titusville, FL] On Wednesday, a Central Florida defense attorney who specializes in murder cases threatened his live-in girlfriend with, first, a large mirror and then a sword, according to a report in the Florida Today.

He also threatened to kill her. And he was naked.

The lawyer – Terry Lee Locy, 36 – was arguing with his girlfriend about his excessive drinking when he removed a door mirror and held it up over his head as if to hit her with it, says the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

His girlfriend then grabbed the mirror hook from the door and hurled it it Locy, hitting him in the head and causing a cut.

Naturally, Locy then took a shower – perhaps to cool off? – only to emerge naked and carrying a sword. He then handed the sword to his girlfriend and warned her that she was going to need it.

Locy then went to get a bigger sword and proclaimed to the girlfriend that he was going to kill her. The woman ran but Locy slammed her against a a piece of furniture and punched her repeatedly. She was eventually able to call for help.

Locy escaped the home, naked and still wielding the sword. He’s now in a heap of trouble for his verbal threats and acts of violence, including domestic violence battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a third-degree felony.

He could spend up to five years in prison if convicted. Good thing he is a defense attorney.

He was eventually arrested, released and was ordered to submit to an evaluation of his mental health.

Yes, Terry Lee Locy used his driver’s license photo for his on-line bio

There’s Something About Terry

Locy, a Florida native, has two offices: one in Rockledge and another in Cocoa. It is, or was, all part of his having “ambitions for further expansion” of his law practice. Since 2005, Locy has been licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and Florida.

Since 2008, he has been licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

His specialties are appeals, constitutional law and criminal law. He is a Phi Beta Kappa. While at University of Massachusetts – Amherst early on in his collegiate career, he studied English Medieval History, which would explain the whole sword thing.

He finished up his schooling at the University of Miami School of Law. While there – according to Locy – he was “a popular young gentleman known for his quick wit and his athletic physique.”

According to his Cornell University Law School bio, “Terry L. Locy possesses an energetic, articulate, innovative, but most importantly, an intensely aggressive style of litigation that often leaves his opponents fuming and courtroom onlookers entertained and wanting more.”

True, he does put on quite a show, although I think we’ve all had enough of his shenanigans for now.

By: Mark Christopher/Sunshine Slate