Stuart man cuts friend's hand with machete, Martin County deputies say

MARTIN COUNTY — After an argument over people dying in Guatemala, a man cut his friend's wrist to the bone on Sunday, officials said.

Deputies said Basilio Morales Jimenez, of the 3000 block of Southeast Ellendale Street in Stuart, was arrested on an aggravated battery charge at 8:48 a.m. Sunday.

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Deputies said when they arrived at the home, they found a man in a chair in front of the home screaming and grabbing his hand.

Deputies wrapped and cleaned the man's hand. He was taken to Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute in Fort Pierce by helicopter.

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The man told officials the two got into a fight and Morales Jimenez cut the other man, officials said.

Morales Jimenez was charged with aggravated battery and taken to the Martin County Jail, where he remained as of 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on $25,000 bail.

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