Statesville man arrested more than week after machete attack
The altercation led to the lockdown of two schools in the area.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UDDF7U42FBEG5P477HSBGQ6ZUU.jpg)
STATESVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) - A man accused of attacking two others with a machete in Statesville was arrested Saturday night.
Officers with the Statesville Police Department said they arrested David Morgan at a homeless camp behind Pump Station Road. The arrest came nine days after police said he was involved in a violent altercation involving a machete that injured two other men.
The altercation led to the lockdown of two schools in the area.
[Search for assault suspect leads to lockdown of 2 Statesville schools]
Morgan is currently in an area hospital for treatment from injuries sustained during the original altercation. After his release, he’ll face two counts of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injuries.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Statesville Police Department at 704-878-3515.
Download the free WBTV News app for updates on this and other breaking news as it comes in.
Watch continuing news coverage here:
Copyright 2023 WBTV. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FIY62ZBP3RBL5L2RKABFJBATGM.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/RWGGXUY2S5C6FMBQMUPRZOSJGU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5LSK2BAWHVGLTHOANE7FVYCFFI.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/4L7C35RT2FF7VJPH34JSH2JQFU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/YALNCEOMHJFWLE5FX2A6EHKQ2Y.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/32KNKQ447VFMNPZG27ASIQSR5Y.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6RCLVN2NKVECTPLWWI6IXMRNRE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3JVP6MQRDJDNPEUWQ7YZGLIR7Q.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/VEETG4CBOZHJ3ABS5XZ3RTZQJI.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/VCDZFGZ7AFF4TGTBZSEQD26VGU.jpg)