Machete Wielding Man Arrested in Domestic Dispute

LACROSSE ‒ Freddie Lee Moore, Sr., 72, was arrested on Monday, June 5, and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault on a person over the age of 65 after allegedly threatening his wife with a machete.

At about 3:15 p.m., Moore and his wife were reportedly arguing about a missed telephone call when he went outside to the front porch and came back with a machete. When Moore’s wife exited the kitchen, she saw him with the machete and said he allegedly threatened to “slice” her.

He then sat down in his chair to wait for law enforcement. The victim told deputies that she was in fear of physical harm because he has a history of violence toward her.

Post Miranda, Moore reportedly admitted that he had a machete in his hand during the argument.

Moore has three violent felony convictions and three violent misdemeanor convictions. He was sentenced to five years of probation in 2013 for domestic battery.

On June 6, Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $180,000.

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