LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Police in Louisville arrested a man accused of attacking another man with a hatchet.
According to court documents, Louisville Metro Police said Garrett Edlin, 21, hit the victim in the head several times with a hatchet Saturday night on Treeview Court, off of St. Andrews Church Road.
According to Edlin's arrest citation, the victim told officers he was eventually able to wrestle the hatchet away, and Edlin ran away.
Officers said they found Edlin nearby, and he told them the victim just gave him a look, so they started fighting.
The victim had a deep gash on his face, police said. Edlin is charged with assault.
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