Man Armed With Machete Arrested After Argument Over Dog Feces
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) -- Northern California authorities have arrested a 31-year-old Alabama man for allegedly wielding a machete after an argument over dog feces.
The Marin Independent Journal reports that the Thursday altercation occurred in Dogtown, an unincorporated community in western Marin County.
Marin County Sheriff's Lt. Doug Pittman said the suspect was with a group of tourists, and had let his dog out of the car.
The dog defecated. A resident came out to complain and the two argued. The man went to his car and came back with a two-foot machete, Pittman said. The suspect allegedly made a swiping motion with the machete.
The resident called police, who tracked down the suspect at a nearby beach parking lot.
The man said he got the machete because he feared for his safety.
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