Texas Man Arrested For Machete Attack During Traffic Quarrel

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A 66-year-old man from Texas, Michael Martin Ochwat, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following an incident involving a machete-type knife during a traffic quarrel in New Braunfels. The arrest was made by the New Braunfels Police Department.

The altercation took place on Monday around noon at the intersection of North Market Avenue and East San Antonio Street. Police officers responded to a report of a stabbing incident and found a 55-year-old male victim with a slash wound to his upper body at the scene.