Macclesfield, N.C. — A man with a machete waited behind an Edgecombe County home Friday morning, then attacked an elderly couple when they ventured out.
According to the sheriff's office, Carlos Antonio Washington, 36, of Tarboro, slashed the homeowner then fled in his vehicle after the homeowner's wife fired a gun at him.
"Washington tried to kill dad with a machete, but fortunately dad was able to fight him off long enough for my stepmom to get outside with her pistol," Scott Fleming told WRAL News.
The homeowner's injuries were minor.
Fleming said his father and stepmother had never met Washington. The sheriff's office on Monday said it was investigating Washington's alleged acts as a hate crime.
Deputies arrested Washington and recovered his vehicle.
He was charged with attempted first-degree murder and was being held on $2 million secured bond.
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