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Machete armed man allegedly starts an apartment on fire in DsM

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May 31st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Police in Des Moines say a man was arrested Sunday, after wielding a machete and allegedly lighting an apartment on fire. KCCI reports authorities said it happened at the apartments located at 1100 E. Seneca. The call came in as a domestic dispute. The caller told the dispatcher that the man was armed with a machete.

Police say he then set the apartment on fire. Officers evacuated the people who live there. No one was injured in the incident. The man, who was not immediately identified, was being charged with domestic assault with a weapon, and two counts of first-degree arson.