Montgomery County man arrested after attempting to assault random people with machete: police
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A Montgomery County man was arrested after attempting to assault three random people with a machete, police say.
What we know:
According to police, around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 5, officers responded to the area of Broadbirch Drive and Tech Road for the reports of a male armed with a machete.
When officers arrived at the scene, the suspect ran away through the parking lot of the shopping center and struck parked vehicles with the machete.
Officers chased the suspect, who they say tripped and fell shortly after the pursuit began, causing him to lose the machete. Officers took him into custody and secured the machete.
Police spoke with three victims who stated that the suspect attempted to assault them with the machete for no apparent reason near the shopping center. The victims were able to get away from the suspect and escape to a secured location.
The suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Maikol Darinson Vicente Gomez, was taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he was charged with three counts of first-degree assault and second-degree assault, two counts of vandalism, resisting arrest and related charges.
Gomez is being held without bond.