A Malone man is accused of attacking a man with a sword, police said.Scott J. Hart, 28, was being held Tuesday at the Franklin County Jail on $50,000 cash bail. Hart faces charges of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing in the second degree.Click here to view the full WPTZ report.Police said the incident happened May 11 at 1:03 a.m.Malone Police Chief Christopher Premo said Hart had gotten upset with the victim, identified as Russell Hohol, 35, at a home on Raymond Street. Premo said Hart chased Hohol outside and then attacked him with a 36-inch-long sword.The attack caused extensive injuries to the victim's arms and lacerations to his torso, police said. Hohol's hand was nearly severed, police said.Investigators said the two were friends.Officers said Hohol raised his arms and tried to protect his head, which caused the "extensive" injuries. Hohol reached a convenience store following the attack, where he asked for help. He was first taken Alice Hyde Medial Center, but later transported to UVM Medical Center in Burlington.Hohol was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Police said Hart was arrested Monday.The New York State Police K-9 Unit and the Clinton County Sheriff's Department helped investigators find Hart Monday.Police said U.S. Marshals and the New York State Police K-9 Unit found Hart at an Ellenburg resident at 10 p.m. He was then turned over to the Malone Village Police Department.Judge Charles Gardner arraigned Hart. He remained at the Franklin County Jail Tuesday late morning.Get the WPTZ app

A Malone man is accused of attacking a man with a sword, police said.

Scott J. Hart, 28, was being held Tuesday at the Franklin County Jail on $50,000 cash bail. Hart faces charges of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a weapon and menacing in the second degree.


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Police said the incident happened May 11 at 1:03 a.m.

Malone Police Chief Christopher Premo said Hart had gotten upset with the victim, identified as Russell Hohol, 35, at a home on Raymond Street. Premo said Hart chased Hohol outside and then attacked him with a 36-inch-long sword.

The attack caused extensive injuries to the victim's arms and lacerations to his torso, police said. Hohol's hand was nearly severed, police said.

Investigators said the two were friends.

Officers said Hohol raised his arms and tried to protect his head, which caused the "extensive" injuries.

Hohol reached a convenience store following the attack, where he asked for help. He was first taken Alice Hyde Medial Center, but later transported to UVM Medical Center in Burlington.

Hohol was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Police said Hart was arrested Monday.

The New York State Police K-9 Unit and the Clinton County Sheriff's Department helped investigators find Hart Monday.

Police said U.S. Marshals and the New York State Police K-9 Unit found Hart at an Ellenburg resident at 10 p.m. He was then turned over to the Malone Village Police Department.

Judge Charles Gardner arraigned Hart. He remained at the Franklin County Jail Tuesday late morning.

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