Attempted machete attack ends with one arrest and second in hiding

Mar 25, 2016 at 02:14 pm by bryan


An attempted machete attack took place in Murfreesboro in one of the homeless campsites, according to a Thursday police report.

Reports indicate that suspect 34-year Chad Jones allegedly went to the victims campsite and began yelling. Evidently, Jones woke up the victim who said he was scared for his safety when Jones was said to have tried attacking him. The incident took place at 5:30 Thursday morning in the area of Medical Center Parkway near the Stones River.

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The victim told Jones that he was calling the police, which is when Jones reportedly picked up a machete that was at the campsite. The victim told police that Jones started swinging the machete at him and the victim feared for his life. While moving away from Jones, the victim fell into his tent. Police say they observed two cuts on the tent that were alleged to have been caused by the swinging machete.

Warrants for aggravated assault and vandalism were obtained for Jones. As of Friday, he has not been apprehended.

Source:

MPD Incident Report 16-5895 A

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