LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — A man is locked up after police say he terrorized people in the Hazleton area with a machete.
Troopers responded around 1 a.m. Wednesday to North Church Street in Hazle Township, where they saw a woman standing in the road, waving her hands and crying. The woman told the troopers that her son and daughter were being chased by a male wearing a mask and swinging a machete. A juvenile male ran to the troopers, saying he was slashed by a man wearing a mask.
Troopers found Anthony Brotzman, 37, of Old Forge, in a nearby alley. They say Brotzman had a mask in his left hand and a machete in his right. He was taken into custody.
Brotzman is charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, simple assault, loitering and prowling at night, and disorderly conduct. He's locked up in Luzerne County.
