PA Man Chased Victim With Lawnmower Blade, Authorities Say

Police in Ambler Borough say an area resident chased down another while brandishing a lawnmower blade as a weapon.

Ambler Borough police; Evergicio Gonzalez
Photo Credit: *Ambler Police Facebook // Ambler Borough PD*

09/28/2023 5:47 p.m.

Evergicio Gonzalez, 34, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and possessing an instrument of crime, the department said.

A woman called 911 around 9 p.m. on Sept. 18 and told dispatchers Gonzalez was armed with a machete and threatening to kill her husband, according to police.

Authorities said the blade was actually from a mower, and alleged that Gonzalez chased the victim with the weapon before throwing it and nearly hitting a child.

Gonzalez was standing in the street holding a broken glass bottle behind his back when police arrived, the department claims.

He is due back in court on Friday, Sept. 29, according to judicial records.

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