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Machete-wielding husband arrested on suspicion of assault

  • The Wichita Eagle
  • Published Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at 1:29 p.m.
  • Updated Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at 3:56 p.m.

A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and aggravated burglary, police say, after he kicked in the back door of a residence armed with a machete.

At 5:55 a.m. Friday, the man came to a house in the 1800 block of South Emporia where his estranged wife and a male friend were staying, Wichita Police Sgt. Bart Brunscheen said.

Words were exchanged and police were called. There were no injuries.

Police arrested the man outside the house.

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