Briana Diedrich

ELLENDALE, Del. - The Delaware State Police have arrested a woman on weapon and assault charges after she allegedly attacked a man with a machete yesterday.

Police say they arrived at a home on Orchard Road Wednesday, July 26th on reports of an assault. There, they found a 29-year-old Millsboro man bleeding from his arm. Police learned that the man had reportedly been attacked by Briana Diedrich, 26, who was wielding a machete at the time. The man managed to escape and call 9-1-1, according to police.

The machete was recovered at the scene, and the victim did not request medical treatment.

Diedrich has been charged with the following:

-Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony (Felony)

-Assault Second Degree (Felony)

-Aggravated Menacing (Felony)

-Terroristic Threatening

Diedrich was taken to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $33,000 cash bond.

 

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