The would-be victim told police that he knocked on the door in Youngstown, Ohio and heard an irate man shout that he had the wrong apartment.

He was leaving when he says the resident, 60-year-old David Wright, came out swinging a rusty machete, local TV channel WKBN reports.

For reasons not disclosed, the elderly man was himself equipped with a pair of nunchucks, which he used to defend himself — sending Wright running back into his home.

He reported the alleged attack to police, who reviewed CCTV footage before arresting Wright and charging him with felonious assault.