Man arrested after machete assault in Glasgow

GLASGOW, Ky. – A man is behind bars after allegedly wielding a machete during an assault on Saturday in Glasgow.

The Glasgow Police Department stated they responded to a call and found that 31-year-old Eddie Cooper of Glasgow assaulted a woman with a machete before he ran on South Lewis Street.

Police later found Cooper behind a building.

The woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for head and hand injuries, according to authorities.

Cooper was taken to the Barren County Detention Center, where he faces charges of first-degree burglary, assault, first-degree – domestic violence, first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree strangulation and third-degree criminal mischief.