Hannibal man jailed after allegedly hitting occupied car with machete
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man is being held without bond in the Marion County Jail after he was arrested for allegedly hitting an occupied car with a machete.
The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County issued a warrant on Thursday, Dec. 15 for Ethan A. Gauch, 18 of Hannibal. Gauch was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, property damage and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon.
The charges stem from an incident that began at approximately 4:27 p.m. Wednesday. Officers were called to a disturbance in the 3500 block of Stardust Drive. Gauch was attempting to enter an occupied vehicle by smashing the windshield and driver’s side window with a machete. The occupant escaped through the passenger side door and ran to an area business.
Gauch began walking towards the area business and was confronted by officers. He complied with officers’ commands and dropped the machete. He was taken into custody without incident. Gauch said he did not know the occupant of the vehicle who was not injured.
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