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Man accused of assaulting another with a machete
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Posted on Jan 30 2023
The Superior Court has imposed a $50,000 cash bail on a man accused of brutally assaulting another man with a machete.
Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph Camacho has imposed a $50,000 cash bail on John Hamilton, 35, who is facing charges of aggravated assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and disturbing the peace.
Hamilton was then remanded back to Department of Corrections custody after failing to post bail and was ordered to return to court for a preliminary hearing and his arraignment.
According to court documents, Hamilton is accused of striking an acquaintance with a machete in a fit of rage and leaving a deep laceration on the victim’s hand.
Police reports state that on Jan. 18, at around 7:55am, officers were flagged down by a male who wanted to report a disturbing the peace incident. The man was brought to the Commonwealth Health Center for the deep laceration on his hand.
In an interview conducted with the victim, police learned that he was at the Bank of Guam traffic light in Garapan at around 7am that day and was heading south when he saw a Kia Soul in his rearview mirror that he claims to recognized as Hamilton’s vehicle.
The man said that that Hamilton was tailing him, bumper to bumper, which caused him to pull his vehicle to the side of the road.
When he got down, he said Hamilton got down too holding a machete.
The victim stated that he saw Hamilton pull of the machete’s cover and from about two-three feet away, Hamilton swung the machete at him.
The victim said he managed to block the machete with his right hand and got cut on his ring finger.
Police noted that the victim had a two-inch long cut on his right ring finger, which was covered in blood.
The victim said when he pushed Hamilton away and let go of the machete, he ran back to his car and drove away.
The victim stated that he does not know why Hamilton did that when they had just hung out just a few nights before, Jan. 15, and they had no problems.
Police later found the machete on the side of the road near the Gold Beach Hotel along Beach Road.
Hamilton is on probation since Oct. 21, 2021, for burglary.
