A Greenwood man, who police say tried to attack officers with a machete, is facing charges of domestic battery, battery, and resisting and interfering with law enforcement.
Jose E. Valdizon |
Johnson County sheriff's deputies arrested Jose E. Valdizon, 32, 5100 block of Russell Lane, at his home Tuesday. He remained in Johnson County Jail on Friday morning in lieu of $3,000 bond.
Deputies called to Valdizon's home at 6:37 p.m. Tuesday found his wife, Criselda Valdizon, crying and with a small amount of blood near her right ear, according to a police report. She also had a bruise on her arm, the report said.
She told police that her husband became upset when she told him she planned to leave him. Police found Jose Valdizon sitting in a plastic chair on the porch, with a machete leaning against the chair.
When a deputy attempted to move the machete, Jose Valdizon slapped the officer's arm and tried to grab the weapon. Police ordered him to stop, the report said, and when he didn't, police Tasered Jose Valdizon and tossed the machete out of his reach. Police handcuffed Jose Valdizon on the ground.
Beer bottles were scattered around the house, and it appeared as if there had been a struggle, the report said. Jose Valdizon blew a 0.22 blood-alcohol level. In Indiana, drivers are considered intoxicated with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08.
During the arrest, Jose Valdizon told police he didn't speak English, despite the fact he spoke in English to police earlier in the evening, according to the report.