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Machete-Wielding Man Chased, Cut Two People in Randleman: Sheriff

A man told deputies he was chased by two people, one of whom cut him multiple times with a machete.
Credit: Randolph County Sheriff's Office
Elijah Stone Bailey was arrested and taken to Randolph County Detention Center.

RANDLEMAN, N.C. — A Randleman man attacked two people with a machete, according to the Randolph County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched to a location on Torch Drive after a 911 caller told Telecommunicators they were chased through the woods by someone armed with a machete. 

Deputies found a man covered in blood sitting in the driveway. The man told deputies he was chased by two people, one of whom cut him multiple times with a machete. 

Another victim was found at a different location with cut wounds, deputies said. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

19-year-old Elijah Stone Bailey was arrested in what authorities are calling a domestic incident. He was charged with Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury.

The investigation is active.  

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