MARLBOROUGH – A Marlborough man has been found guilty of threatening to commit a crime and mayhem after he attacked a man with a machete.
Abel Hernandez was found guilty by a Middlesex Superior Court jury following a four-day trial.
According to a press release from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office, on July 9, Hernandez and friends were gathered at his home on Broad Street to watch a soccer game. An argument reportedly broke out over the game.
According to Ryan’s office, Hernandez swung a machete and struck the victim’s forearm, yelling, “I’m going to kill you.” The victim’s arm was “almost completely severed,” the office said.
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After fleeing the scene, Hernandez was apprehended by police near the intersection of Church and Hildreth streets.
According to the DA’s office, Hernandez alleged during both the investigation and trial that he wasn’t present during the incident and had been drinking at a restaurant before going to a woman’s house. Ryan’s office said that the investigators were able to disprove his allegations as the restaurant didn’t serve alcohol and wasn’t open the day of the incident.
Following the trial, Middlesex Superior Court Judge Catherine Ham sentenced him to four to five years in state prison for the mayhem charge and three years of probation. During probation, Hernandez must stay away from the victim and witnesses and not possess any dangerous weapons.
