Crime & Safety
Machete-Wielding Suspect Sought by Prince William County Police
The victim said he was able to outrun his would-be attacker.
A man took a verbal dispute to the next level when he introduced a machete into the conflict and began chasing someone with it.
It happened Wednesday evening just after 7:31 p.m. at a home on the 7500 block of Bosbury Court in the Manassas area of Prince William County.
The 29-year-old victim said the argument between he and the suspect escalated to the point that the suspect pulled out a weapon—the machete—and began chasing him, police reports show.
The victim was able to outrun the suspect, who eventually fled the scene.
No arrests have been made, but the incident remains under investigation.
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