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Criminal wise he is a good guy.
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Only as long is it is not determined in criminal courtthat he used no more force than had been necessary in the incident.
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Chief of Police is OK with what he did.
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The Chief of Police is not the charging authority.
We have seen case after case in which the police, and in some cases the charging authority, initially determines an act to have been lawfully justified, only to file charges later.
Of course, in many of the cases the sate ah failed to prove guilt beyond a readable doubt, but that usually leaves the defendant with little or nothing non the baks afterward.
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It's only IF the robber sues then he MIGHT have trouble.
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By my definition, he would have trouble the moment he starts running up billable hours with an attorneys' firm.
And at that point, the plaintiff would need only to show by a preponderance of the evidence that unnecessary force had been used.
But it may not go to trial. His attorneys may advise him that he would be better off settling out of court rather than continuing an expensive defense and risking a lot more with a jury.
Should that happen, we will never know about it.
If he is charged with the use of excessive force, or if he is sued, I would be interacted in knowing just how he would intend to try to defend himself.
He obviously did not use the blade in a manner taught by knowledgeable self defense experts.