A Burlington man is facing multiple charges after a reported machete attack on Thursday in rural Des Moines County.
Authorities say the incident happened shortly before noon at a residence on Des Moines County Highway 99. A man reported being struck in the forehead with a machete during a confrontation with 48-year-old Darren Lee Miller. The victim also reported that as he tried to flee, Miller shattered the windshield of his vehicle.
Deputies later executed a search warrant at the property, where they located the machete believed to have been used in the assault. Miller was taken into custody at the scene without incident.
He was booked into the Des Moines County Correctional Center and is now facing charges of willful injury causing bodily injury, assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, and fourth-degree criminal mischief.
The investigation remains ongoing.
