Gadsden man assaulted with Machete

Gadsden police say a 44 year old Gadsden man was  allegedly  attacked Wednesday by another man with a machete.  According to police the incident occurred near 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at a residence on Merryhill Avenue. The victim told police that he went  to the house to pick up an iPod a friend purchased. He said the  resident, a 36-year-old man, became enraged, picked up a machete and swung it at him several times before stabbing him in the nose.  The man said he ran back to his car and jumped into the back seat, but the attacker followed him and used the machete to damage the car before going back inside the house.  Detectives arrived, questioned the involved parties and arrested the suspect. The investigation is continuing and charges may be pending