Medina man charged in machete attack on deputy
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Authorities have charged a 23-year-old man with attempted murder and assault after he attacked a sheriff's deputy with a machete. A Medina police officer later shot the man.
The Medina Police Department says on Dec. 4, Sgt. Jason Nelson was one of several officers to respond to a report of a suicidal male at a home.
According to the criminal complaint, officers found Donald Nichols in a nearby wooded area, holding a machete and wearing body armor.
After Nichols rushed a deputy and struck him, Nelson shot Nichols.
He has been charged with second-degree attempted murder and first-degree assault.
A 14-year veteran of the Medina Police Department, Nelson has been placed on standard paid administrative leave.
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