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A Fort Dodge man faces two charges after Fort Dodge Police say he assaulted a man with a machete earlier this month.
Criminal complaints said Bendjy Joseph, 35, concealed a machete in his pants before fighting with the victim on the afternoon of Jan. 2 in a parking lot at 1724 Fifth Ave. S. Police said he then proceeded to pull the machete out and strike the victim in the head, causing injury. The extent of the victim’s injuries was unspecified.
Information filed by Joseph’s parole officer on Friday said that Joseph claimed the weapon was “an imitation of a machete.”