A man has been arrested in connection with a machete attack that seriously injured someone in Bridgeport last month and the U.S. Marshals Service said he was taken into custody while trying to escape through a window.
Officers were called to Seaside Park around 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 28, after getting a report of an assault with a machete and found a 26-year-old Bridgeport man with a serious physical injury to his face.
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WATCH HEREHe was taken to an area hospital where he was admitted.
A few days later, the man who was attacked was reported to be in stable condition and was expected to survive.
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SIGN UP According to police, the machete attack happened along Waldemere Avenue at the Diamond 10 baseball field in Seaside Park.
Authorities said 20-year-old Jilmer Valverde, of Bridgeport, was arrested early Monday morning by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Bridgeport Violent Crime Task Force. He was wanted in connection to the machete attack.
The U.S. Marshals Service said Valverde locked himself in a room but was they apprehended him as he was coming out a window.
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Valverde is a Nicaragua national, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Valverde is charged with assault and his bond is set at $750,000. He is scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
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