Man accused of attacking people with machete at birthday party

Javier Aragon, 26, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapons.

  GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- A man in Galveston is locked up, accused of attacking people with a machete at a birthday party.

Investigators say Javier Aragon got into a fight early Thursday morning at a home on 46th Street. That's when they say he grabbed a machete and tried to cut several people there.

Guests used chairs to block the slashes. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Aragon, 26, fled the scene. He was arrested later and is facing two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapons. Bond has been set at $160,000 total.

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