LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A wrestle over a machete led to an assault on a 70-year-old man Friday in Bullhead Metropolis, Arizona, and a 29-year-old man stays in custody.
Kokopelli Delray Beecher faces expenses of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct with a lethal weapon, in response to info offered by the Bullhead Metropolis Police Division. The assault occurred at about 10:20 a.m. at Rotary Park, which is alongside the Colorado River within the southwest a part of town. Bullhead Metropolis is about 100 miles south of Las Vegas.
The sufferer, who was not recognized, was handled for 2 deep lacerations on his hand, police mentioned.
The 2 males had recognized one another for just a few days, police mentioned. Beecher was briefly storing his belongings within the sufferer’s automobile. In line with the sufferer, when Beecher was retrieving his property, he was performing very agitated.
Involved about Beecher’s habits, the sufferer tried to cease Beecher from taking the machete. They reportedly acquired right into a wrestle over the weapon.
Beecher was booked into the Mohave County Jail in Kingman, and information present he remained in custody on Monday.
