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Man charged after machete assault reported near Pawtucket Avenue
A 56-year-old man was arrested after an altercation involving a machete moved from a parking lot onto Pawtucket Avenue, police said. The other man sustained a minor injury and was treated at the scene.
A 56-year-old man was taken into custody and charged with felony assault and disorderly conduct after a reported machete assault in Pawtucket on Friday night, police said.
Officers responded to the area of Pawtucket Avenue and Ann Mary Street after an altercation between two men began in a parking lot and continued into the street, according to police. One man allegedly threatened the other with a machete and then struck him with it.
The injured man had a minor injury and received treatment at the scene. Police did not provide further details about the circumstances of the altercation or the charges in the information available.