Galesburg Police on Saturday afternoon, November 26th, responded to the 1100 block of Grand Avenue for a report of a male subject getting cut on his forehead by a machete. Police met with the 28-year-old male victim who said the incident occurred in the 200 block of Pearl Street where he got into an argument with a 31-year-old female. As the argument escalated, the female struck the male with a “machete-like” knife, according to police reports. The victim had a 2-inch gash on his forehead that would require stitches. The female denied the altercation took place and said the man got “jumped’ at Moon Towers. Witnesses confirmed the victim’s story and there was no video evidence of the male entering or leaving Moon Towers that day. Officers also told the woman that the man did not wish to pursue charges, so it was unlikely that he made the story up. The female was placed on the GPD’s pending arrest list and is facing charges of Aggravated Domestic Battery with a Weapon.
