Machete attack lands Louisa man in jail

By Lilly Adkins

BSN Associate Editor

LOUISA — A Lawrence County man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly attacked another individual with a machete.

Lacy James Hall, 33, of Louisa, is charged with first-degree assault.

According to the police report, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Laney responded to Blackberry Ave. in reference to an assault. While he was en route, Laney was advised that the victim had been cut in the head with a machete by Hall.

When the officer arrived, he observed a large cut on the left ear lobe of the victim, who stated that Hall had been asking him for $20 all day and that he yelled at him and told him he didn’t have it, the report said. Hall then pulled out a machete and hit him in the side of the head with it, the report said.

The victim drove himself to Three Rivers Medical Center for treatment and Laney went next door to Hall’s home, the report said.

Hall stated that he had the machete in his hand but does not remember hitting the victim with it, saying that he would never do that.

Hall stated that the victim came in the home yelling at him and shoved him, and he told the victim he needed to get rid of his marijuana plants in front of his house because he didn’t want to get in trouble, the report said.

Hall said that the victim said, “What are you going to do about it?” and Hall said he didn’t remember anything after that.

While talking to Hall, Laney observed spots of blood on his left shoe, the report said.

Laney arrested Hall for first-degree assault and seized his shoes and machete for evidence, the report said.

Hall was taken into custody and transported to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Johnson County.