Tucson police have arrested a man on suspicion of attacking two teenagers with a machete at a Midtown bus stop Monday, critically injuring one.
Rickey F. Russell, 26, was booked on two counts of aggravated assault with a dangerous instrument and one count of aggravated assault with serious physical injury, said Sgt. Mark Robinson a Tucson Police Department spokesman.
The break in the machete case came when Russell was arrested in connection with another crime Saturday night, involving an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store, followed by an attempted carjacking at a gas station, Robinson said.
Police would not say whether they found a machete. They do not know what the motive might have been for the attack.
A knife was used in the crimes Saturday night, Robinson said.
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At this point, police do not think the suspect knew any of the victims, Robinson said.
Russell was arrested while driving a white Dodge Intrepid, believed to be the same car that was seen leaving the bus stop after the Monday machete attack, the police spokesman said.
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