Man arrested after accused of attack with tree branch and machete knife

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Aaron Allen. Courtesy photo/Manchester Police

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Manchester Police have announced the arrest of a man who assaulted a victim with a machete-style knife and a large tree branch on Friday.

The alleged perpetrator of the assault, 54-year-old Manchester resident Aaron Allen, is accused of attacking a 34-year-old man with the branch near the Pericles Club on Spruce Street.

Through the course of investigation and surveillance video, Allen is believed to have held the branch of the victim’s head and then hit him with it several times, also threatening the man with the knife.

Officers learned of the incident at 7:30 a.m., it is not clear when the incident occurred or how large the branch was.

Allen was later located and arrested, he is accused of alleged first degree assault, criminal threatening with a deadly weapon and falsifying evidence. He will be arraigned on Monday, July 11 at Hillsborough County Superior Court – North.

Anyone accused of a crime is considered innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.

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Andrew Sylvia

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Born and raised in the Granite State, Andrew Sylvia has written approximately 10,000 pieces over his career for outlets across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. On top of that, he's a licensed notary and licensed to sell property, casualty and life insurance, he's been a USSF trained youth soccer and futsal referee for the past six years and he can name over 60 national flags in under 60 seconds according to that flag game app he has on his phone, which makes sense because he also has a bachelor's degree in geography (like Michael Jordan). He can also type over 100 words a minute on a good day.