MIAMI (WSVN) - Police have arrested two men in connection to a machete attack that took place in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood.
Miami Police took 34-year-old Emilio Vilchez and 32-year-old Carlos Benitez into custody on Saturday, one day after, they said, an apparent argument led to an elderly man getting attacked with a machete.
Both suspects face charges of felony battery.
The victim, identified as Jorge Guzman, remains in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.
Benitez is being held on $5,000 bond plus house arrest.
Vilchez will be on house arrest and was issued a stay away order for Guzman.
Police continue to investigate the incident.
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