Derby police have arrested two men accused of getting into a fight with a machete and a gun.
A report of a man with a machete sent police to the area of the Derby Green around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday and officers subdued the man, identified as Esteban Gonzalez, 37, of Derby.
As police investigated, they determined that Gonzalez and Lamar Copeland, 19, also of Derby, had gotten into an argument on Anson Street and Copeland threatened that he had a gun, so Gonzalez went home, grabbed a machete, and went back to Anson Street to confront Copeland, police said.
On his way, Gonzalez saw Copeland coming toward him with a gun, police said.
When officers responded to Anson Street, they detained Copeland. He did not have a gun, but witnesses reported seeing him run into his nearby apartment just before police arrived, so they searched the home and found a .9mm handgun, police said.
Copeland was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon, carrying a pistol without a permit, breach of peace, threatening, reckless endangerment, assault in the third degree, criminal mischief and risk of injury.
He was held on a $100,000 bond and will appear at Derby Court today.
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When police searched Copeland’s apartment, they seized drug paraphernalia and cash were seized and plan to ask for a warrant.
Gonzalez was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon, breach of peace, threatening, and reckless endangerment. He was held on a $50,000 bond and will also appear at Derby Court today.
